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Earthquake hits Tanzania,11 killed
Dodoma, Sept 10 (IBNS): At least 11 people were killed as an earthquake, measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale, hit northern Tanzania on Saturday, ,media reports said.
Nearly 200 people have been injured in the incident.
"The quake struck close to the border with Uganda and Rwanda near Lake Victoria,:' BBC reported.
Tremors were reportedly felt in western Kenya.
"This incident has caused a lot of damage," Deodatus Kinawila, the district commissioner of Bukoba, told the BBC.
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