A quake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck Ahar city in the East Azerbaijan province at 4.00 p.m. Saturday, flattening homes and buildings in a wide area.u00a0

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Almost an hour later, another quake with magnitude 6 hit Varzaqan in the same province, causing more destruction.u00a0

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"(At least) 250 people have been killed and more than 1,800 have been injured," said Iran's Deputy Interior Minister Hassan Qaddami.

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