2 killed, over 200 hurt as synagogue bleacher collapses near Jerusalem

Two people were killed and 219 injured, including five seriously, as a bleacher collapsed during a large gathering in a Givat Ze’ev synagogue during Shavuot holiday celebrations on Sunday evening, APA reports citingTimes Of İsrael.

A video showed the Karlin synagogue in the West Bank settlement, just north of Jerusalem, packed with people as a bleacher suddenly collapsed.

The wounded were taken to hospitals in Jerusalem. Medics and firefighters confirmed there were no people trapped beneath the bleacher after searching the area.

Magen David Adom said medics treated five people who were seriously injured, along with 10 people in moderate condition and 152 who suffered light injuries.

Medics confirmed the deaths of a 40-year-old man and a 12-year-old boy. They were not immediately identified.

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