Five killed and hundreds injured in Iran earthquake
At least five people have been killed and hundreds more injured in an earthquake in north-western Iran, BBC reported. The 5.9-magnitude tremor struck in the early hours of Friday in East Azerbaijan province, Iran's Seismological Center said, adding it struck near the town of Tark, some 400km (250 miles) north-west of the capital Tehran, at 02:17 local time (22:47 GMT).
State-run IRINN TV said most of the injuries were due to overcrowding as people rushed out of their homes and into the streets in panic.
Up to 30 homes were destroyed near the epicentre, it added. More than 60 aftershocks have been reported.