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Three killed, 20 injured in Iran earthquake: state television

Iran earthquake: Three killed, 20 injured in northwestern Iran on Friday, according to the first official reports on state television.

By AFP
November 08, 2019

TEHRAN: A "moderate" earthquake in northwestern Iran on Friday killed three people and injured 20, according to the first official reports on state television.

The shallow 5.9-magnitude quake struck about 120 kilometres (75 miles) southeast of the city of Tabriz, in East Azerbaijan Province, in the early hours of the morning, the Iranian Seismological Center said.