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Quake disrupts telephone links in northern Iran

Iran Materials 27 May 2008 19:01 (UTC +04:00)

An earthquake jolted two provinces in northern Iran on Tuesday, disrupting telephone links but causing no casualties or damage, ISNA news agency quoted local officials as saying, reported dpa.
The magnitude 5.3 quake shook the province of Zanjan and the neighbouring Caspian Sea region of Gilan and was also felt in the provincial capitals of both provinces, the report said.
The tremor interrupted telephone connections in Zanjan where people rushed into the streets in panic, the report said. Emergency service workers were dispatched to the affected regions.

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