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Strong quake jolts coastal areas of Bangladesh

A strong earthquake rocks coastal areas in southern Bangladesh, causing residents to rush out of their homes in panic.

Updated on: Nov 7, 2007, 15:14:36 IST
AP | By , Cox's Bazar (Bangladesh)
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A strong earthquake shook coastal areas in southern Bangladesh, causing residents to rush out of their homes in panic, witnesses said.

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The magnitude of the quake that hit around 12.40 pm was not immediately known, the Meteorological Office in the capital of Dhaka said.

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