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Monday, November 13, 2017

Strong earthquake hits Iraq and Iran, killing at least 145


BAGHDAD/ANKARA: A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the region around the border between Iran and Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 145 people state media in the two countries said, as rescuers searched for dozens trapped under rubble. 


At least 141 people were killed in Iran, Behnam Saeedi, a spokesman for Iran's National Disaster Management Organization, said on the state television. More than 850 were injured, he said. 




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