Quake toll rises to 264 in eastern Turkey

ISTANBUL: The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Turkey rose to 264 Monday, Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin said, according to television reports.Earlier, deputy prime...

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October 24, 2011

Quake toll rises to 264 in eastern Turkey

ISTANBUL: The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Turkey rose to 264 Monday, Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin said, according to television reports.

Earlier, deputy prime minister Besir Atalay put the toll from Sunday's quake at 239, with 1,300 people injured. (AFP)

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