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Tehran
– 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 120km southeast of the city of Tabriz, in East Azerbaijan Province, in
the early hours of the morning, the Iranian Seismological Centre said.

Described as
“moderate”, the shallow quake was 8km deep and was followed by five
aftershocks.

Provincial governor, Mohammad-Reza
Pourmohammadi, told local media that at least 30 houses had been destroyed.

Rescue operations were under way
in 41 rural villages, but the…