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Commerce official dies after fall from government building
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-09-23 22:50

HEFEI: A senior commerce bureau official in east China's Anhui Province was confirmed dead after falling from a government building at noon Wednesday, according to the local government.

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Zhou Xin, head of the Anqing Municipal Commerce Bureau, fell from a government office building at around midday Wednesday.

Foul play has been ruled out after an initial on-spot investigation, the municipal public security bureau official said.

Police are investigating the case.