Strong quake hits northwest Iran at night, kills 3 and injures hundreds

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
to the death of at least 3 people and the wounding of hundreds of others.The quake happened at 21:44 p.m
local time in northwestern Iran, the region bordering neighboring Turkey.The earthquake was triggered at a depth of seven kilometers under
to rise
The ISNA news agency put the number of injuries at 447.A number of officials, including the interior minister and rescue officials, have
flown to the city of Khoy to monitor rescue efforts.The quake happened after a tremor measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit the region on