Quake strikes Iran's border towns with Iraq, several killed
Several people were killed and many others were injured in border areas of Iran when an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck neighbouring Iraq on Sunday, Iran's state TV reported.
"The quake was felt in several Iranian provinces bordering Iraq ... Eight villages were damaged ... Electricity has been cut in some villages and rescue teams have been dispatched to those areas," TV reported.
Iranian media gave contradictory figures on the number of people killed in the quake. Semi-official Fars news agency and state news agency IRNA said at least six people were killed and many others injured in the border town of Qasr-e Shirin.
But governor of Qasr-e Shirin Faramarz Akbari said only two people had died in the town and 25 others were injured.
