71 dead in northern Afghan quake
Updated: 2012-06-13 14:30
(Xinhua)
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PUL-E-KHUMRI - A total of 71 people including women and children were killed in the earthquake that hit Burka town in northern Afghanistan on Monday, said Burka district police chief Habib Rahman on Wednesday, citing the latest counting.
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