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Dozens were injured after two cranes collapsed on top of five buildings in the west Netherlands town of Alphen aan den Rijn during a bridge restoration project on Monday.The cranes were lifting a section of the Queen Juliana bridge during a restoration project when one of the cranes tipped over from the weight, bringing the second crane down onto buildings nearby, according to The Guardian.

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