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Fugitive factory owner arrested in Bangladesh

The owner of a factory complex that collapsed in Bangladesh, killing more than 360 people has bee...
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11.18 28 Apr 2013


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Fugitive factory owner arrested in Bangladesh

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11.18 28 Apr 2013


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The owner of a factory complex that collapsed in Bangladesh, killing more than 360 people has been arrested.

Mohammed Sohel Rana was reported to have gone on the run but was intercepted on the border with India.

He is being brought back to the capital Dhaka by helicopter.

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Meanwhile, rescue workers have called in heavy-lifting equipment to get to the workers still trapped underneath the rubble of the collapsed eight-storey factory complex.

A further nine survivors were found this morning, in addition to the 29 rescued alive yesterday.

Two factory bosses and an engineer have already appeared in court.


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