Iran earthquake: Six killed and hundreds injured
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Dozens of homes were destroyed near the quake's epicentre At least six people have been killed and hundreds more injured in an earthquake in north-western Iran, officials say. The 5.9-magnitude tremor struck in the early hours of Friday in East Azerbaijan province, Iran's Seismological Center said. Most of the injuries were caused by crowd stampedes, state-run TV reports. Iran sits on two major tectonic plates and is prone to frequent seismic activity. In 2003, a 6.6-magnitude ...
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