Israel agreed Tuesday to help compensate Australian athletes who were injured in a bridge collapse two years ago at the start of the Maccabi Games in Ramat Gan. The Finance Ministry, which did not indicate the size of the payments, added that the move “does not mean the state admits responsibility for the disaster.” Four Australian athletes died and 70 others were injured in the July 1997 tragedy.
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