REDDY NAIDU Posted September 22, 2010 Report Posted September 22, 2010 NEW DELHI – A footbridge being built near the main stadium for the Commonwealth Games collapsed Tuesday, injuring 23 construction workers and putting the event in further jeopardy less than two weeks before the opening ceremony.The accident was the latest setback to New Delhi's troubled preparations for the games, which bring together more than 7,000 athletes and officials from the 71 countries and territories in the commonwealth every four years.Of the 23 workers who were hurt, five were seriously injured and taken to hospitals after the collapse of the footbridge, said police officer H.G.S. Dhaliwal.The bridge connects the JawaHarlal Nehru Stadium — the site of the opening and closing ceremonies and the track and field competition for the Oct. 3-14 games — with a parking lot.[img]http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100921/i/r3885501164.jpg?x=400&y=265&q=85&sig=eNGI1yHl4w2QSKPSyrRNng--[/img][color=red] pls check the comments in this link sAng_banghead2 sAng_banghead2 sAng_banghead2, mana db better ani na feeling [url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100921/ap_on_sp_ot/com_commonwealth_games_problems_1#mwpphu-container]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100921/ap_on_sp_ot/com_commonwealth_games_problems_1#mwpphu-container[/url]
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