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Strong Quake in Indonesia's Sulawesi Kills at Least 7, Injures Hundreds

Reuters

   JAKARTA - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island
   killed at least seven people and injured hundreds Friday, the country's
   disaster mitigation agency said, as panicked residents fled to safer
   areas after many buildings were damaged.

   The epicenter of the quake was 6 kilometers northeast of Majene city at
   a depth of 10 kilometers.

   Initial information from the country's disaster mitigation agency
   showed that four people had died and 637 others were injured in Majene,
   while there were three more fatalities and two dozen injured in the
   neighboring province of Mamuju.

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