Tehran, Jan 29 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 816 others injured after a 5.9 magnitude quake hit Iran's Khoy city.The quake hit the region at 21.44 p.m. local time on Saturday and its depth was 7 km, the state media reported.Governor-general of West Azarbaijan province Mohammad Sadegh Motamadian said injured have been rushed to various hospitals, Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.Seventy villages were damaged in the quake, he added.
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