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At least 209 injured in Iran quake: report

Wednesday, 04 Nov, 2009
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Villagers sift through the rubble of a prior earthquake in Iran.— Photo from AFP/File

TEHRAN: A 4.9-scale earthquake struck the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas early Wednesday injuring at least 209 people, according to the official news agency Irna.

 

The quake struck at 2:56 am (2326 GMT Tuesday) and also rocked the adjoining Qeshm highland.

 

‘As of 6:00 am today, we have 209 people wounded in the earthquake said Farshid Abedi, the head of the main medical university in Hormozgan province where Bandar Abbas is located.— AFP


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