2 Indian labourers killed in Dubai

Dubai, Oct 21: Two Indian labourers were crushed to death under a heavy beam at an under construction building near Dubai Creek in Deira.

The deceased identified as Ram Babu and Venkat Rao were clearing the debris of the demolished building when the beam collapsed.

''The bodies of the victims have been kept at the forensic laboratory and an investigation has been initiated into the incident,'' Khaleej Times quoted a Dubai police official as saying.

Both the labourers hail from the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

UNI