At least five dead in Pakistan quake—police | Inquirer News

At least five dead in Pakistan quake—police

/ 10:08 PM September 24, 2013

QUETTA —At least five people were killed when a powerful earthquake hit southwest Pakistan on Tuesday, a senior police officer told AFP, and more deaths are feared.

Rafiq Lassi, police chief for Awaran district in Baluchistan province where the 7.8-magnitude quake struck, said five bodies had been recovered from collapsed buildings.

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