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Five killed, 120 injured in Iran earthquake

Rescue operations were underway in rural villages after a deadly earthquake struck northwestern Iran

A night-time earthquake in northwestern Iran on Friday killed five people and injured 120, according to early reports on state television.

The 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.

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