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Owner of Dominican club whose roof collapsed and killed 236 arrested along with his sister

Headline from ABC 7 New York

The owner of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people was arrested Thursday along with his sister.

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  1. ABC 7 New York

    Owner of Dominican club whose roof collapsed and killed 236 arrested along with his sister (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    The owner of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people was arrested Thursday along with his sister.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Dominican Republic nightclub owner whose roof collapsed is arrested along with his sister (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    The owner of an iconic Dominican Republic nightclub whose roof collapsed in April and killed 235 people was arrested Thursday along with his sister.

  3. CBS News

    Owner of Dominican nightclub whose roof collapsed and killed 236 people arrested (opens CBS News)

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    A government-appointed committee that includes international experts is still investigating what caused the roof to collapse.

  4. Wyoming Public Media

    Owner of Dominican club whose roof collapsed and killed 236 is arrested (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Prosecutors accused the owner and his sister of trying to intimidate or manipulate company employees, adding that they could serve as witnesses in the case.

  5. New York Post

    Owner of Dominican club where 236 people were killed after roof collapsed arrested along with his sister: ‘Irresponsibility and negligence’ (opens New York Post)

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    Antonio Espaillat, the owner of Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic, whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people, was arrested Thursday along with his sister, Maribel Espaillat.

  6. Seattle Times

    Owner of Dominican club whose roof collapsed and killed 236 is arrested along with his sister (opens Seattle Times)

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    The owner of an iconic nightclub in the Domincan Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people has been arrested along with his sister.

  7. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Owner of Dominican club where roof collapsed arrested along with his sister (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    The owner of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people was arrested Thursday along with his sister.

  8. WHDH Boston

    Owner of Dominican club whose roof collapsed and killed 236 is arrested along with his sister - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The owner of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people was arrested

  9. UPI

    Dominican nightclub owner arrested in deaths of 236 in roof collapse (opens UPI)

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    The owner of a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic is facing an involuntary homicide charge after 236 people died because the roof collapsed during a concert in April, prosecutors announced.

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