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![Vladimir Putin visits building collapse site in Astrakhan](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F105%2F23%2F1052321_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_U2VyZ2V5IFN1YmJvdGluICMxMDUyMzIx_116%3A95_sputnik-1052321-preview_7f9af8bb679e4a8bd1ab3c342225dce0.jpg)
February 28, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, examined the site where a residential building collapsed after a household gas explosion in Astrakhan. Right: Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov. Left: Russia's Minister of Emergency Situations Sergei Shoigu. Background: Astrakhan Region Governor Alexander Zhilkin.
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents, Politics
- Location: Astrakhan, Russia
- Event date: 28.02.2012
- Date published: 28.02.2012
- Author: Sergey Subbotin
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
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