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Iran Earthquakes Kill 153, Injure More Than 1,000 Others

by Nick R. Martin

08.11.12 | 11:56 am

At least 153 people were killed and more than a thousand others injured on Saturday as powerful earthquakes hit northern Iran, Al Jazeera reported. Officials expect the casualty count to rise.

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Nick R. Martin Nick Martin is an associate editor at TPM in New York City. He came to the site in 2011 as a reporter for TPMMuckraker. Previously, he worked in Arizona, first as a staff reporter for a local newspaper and later as a freelance journalist. He also ran the news blog Heat City. Contact him at nick@talkingpointsmemo.com