More than 60 people died after a massive earthquake hit Sunday along the Iran-Iraq border, the Associated Press reported. The quake, which the U.S. Geological Survey measured at magnitude 7.2, was centered near the city of Halabja in northern Iraq at hit at 9:18 p.m. local time. Iranian authorities reported 60 killed and 300 injured across 14 provinces, while Iraqi officials reported six deaths and 200 injuries in their country.
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