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At least seven people were killed and five others injured after an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck near the Turkey-Iran border on Sunday, according to the officials.
Tremors from the quake which centred in northwestern Iran were also felt in Turkey’s Van province, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
During a news briefing, Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said, “Some buildings were damaged and many people were trapped under debris”.
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He added that search and rescue teams were dispatched to the quake-hit region.
Earlier this year, at least 18 people were killed and over hundreds injured after a powerful earthquake rocked eastern Turkey.
In Athens, the Greek premier’s office said later that Mitsotakis had spoken by phone to Erdogan.
In 1999, a devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Izmit in western Turkey, leaving more than 17,000 people dead including about 1,000 in the country’s largest city Istanbul.
In September last year, a 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook Istanbul, causing residents to flee buildings in the economic capital.
(With inputs from agency)
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