Monday, May 28, 2012

13 Children Killed in Qatari Shopping Centre Fire

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Thirteen children were among 19 foreigners killed in a Qatari shopping centre in Doha after a fire erupted in a nursery.

The blaze left “19 dead, including 13 children, among them seven girls and six boys, in addition to four female teachers,” the interior ministry said on its Twitter page, citing the country’s health minister.

Four of the dead children were Spanish, according to diplomatic source in Madrid. Two members of the civil defence also died in the fire at the capital’s main Villagio mall, it said. » | Source: Agencies | Monday, May 28, 2012