An Asian worker was killed when a date palm tree fell on him while he was working on his sponsor's farm. His colleagues tried to pull him out but their efforts proved fruitless. A Civil Defense team which rushed to the spot lifted the 9-meter-long palm tree from the worker's body but could not save him, Capt. Ali Bin Mubarak Al-Qahtani, security spokesman at the Civil Defense, said. – Okaz __
