Now his wife and child are staying with his grandfather, who lives in a wooden house, he said.

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Exposed wooden beams could be seen through a gaping hole in the side of the house Thursday and debris littered the yard.

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"The first incident was when the big, wooden cross, wrapped in ham, fell into the house after a knock at the door, " said Mr Alam.

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The version found in a house in Hawthorn Street in west Belfast is an older model with a wooden stock instead of the metal tube in later versions.

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Set in a restored relic that overlooks the Douro, the eight rooms at Guest House Douro have gorgeous wooden floors, queen beds and marble baths.

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The small, soft-spoken painter has turned the house he grew up in, an old four-story building with ornate wooden balconies, into a popular restaurant for tourists and wealthy Pakistanis.

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