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| Latvia president calls supermarket collapse 'murder' | Latvia president calls supermarket collapse 'murder' |
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| The Latvian president has described the collapse of a supermarket in the capital Riga as "murder". | The Latvian president has described the collapse of a supermarket in the capital Riga as "murder". |
| Andris Berzins said many defenceless people had been killed and that should be the basis for an investigation into the disaster. | Andris Berzins said many defenceless people had been killed and that should be the basis for an investigation into the disaster. |
| The current death toll is 52 but some 10 families have told police they have missing relatives. | The current death toll is 52 but some 10 families have told police they have missing relatives. |
| Officials say soil from a garden being built on the roof of the shop may have caused the collapse. | Officials say soil from a garden being built on the roof of the shop may have caused the collapse. |
| Latvia has begun three days of national mourning for Thursday's tragedy, the deadliest disaster since the former Soviet republic gained independence in 1991. | |
| "This case must be treated as the murder of many unprotected people," President Berzins told public LTV broadcaster. | "This case must be treated as the murder of many unprotected people," President Berzins told public LTV broadcaster. |
| He said an investigation should be held at "maximum speed". | He said an investigation should be held at "maximum speed". |