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At least nine dead, 20 missing in US bridge collapse: report

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August 2, 2007 | 2:57pm

MINNEAPOLIS (AFP) - At least nine people were killed in the collapse of a bridge over the Mississippi River and 20 people are missing, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune newspaper reported Thursday.

The paper cited state authorities who "expected the death toll to rise."

Between 50 to 60 vehicles were on the massive bridge at rush hour on Wednesday in Minneapolis, Minnesota when it collapsed, the paper reported on its website.

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