Saved by a Letter From Mom

TAIF, 4 May 2007 — Two Egyptian brothers working as construction workers in this southwestern Saudi city were saved from serious injury or even death thanks to a letter from mom, the daily Al-Jazirah reported yesterday. The workers were high up on scaffolding when they were informed that a letter from home had arrived. They descended to the ground and eagerly ripped open the envelope to get news from home. About a minute later the scaffolding collapsed into a pile of iron bars and wooden planks.