Dangerous cracks were discovered in the pillars and walls of the Knesset building in Jerusalem. Engineers inspected the building following a fatal wedding hall collapse in May. In a related development, engineers are saying it is too dangerous to even conduct standard safety tests on buildings built with the same construction method used at the Jerusalem wedding hall, according to the Jerusalem Post.
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