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                        Another Earthquake Hits Pakistan

   by VOA News

   A major earthquake has hit southwestern Pakistan just days after
   another devastating earthquake killed hundreds of people in the same
   area.
   The [1]U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake as 6.8 magnitude,
   while the Pakistani Meteorological Department measured the earthquake
   at 7.2 magnitude.
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   There were no immediate reports of casualties Saturday in the Awaran
   district of Pakistan's Baluchistan province.
   A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the area Tuesday, leveling houses and
   burying people under the rubble.
   Reuters news agency reports shots were fired at two helicopters Friday
   that were carrying relief supplies.
   Baluchistan is home to several Baluch nationalist groups that demand
   greater rights and a share of gas and mineral revenues.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
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   [2]http://www.voanews.com/content/another-earthquake-hits-pakistan/1758
   945.html

References

   1. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000k1gb#shakemap
   2. http://www.voanews.com/content/another-earthquake-hits-pakistan/1758945.html