5 Die in Quake Near Border With Pakistan
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An earthquake destroyed mud-brick homes and killed five people near Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
Six people were injured, and rescuers were on their way to the remote mountainous area, Gen. Mohammed Zahir Azimi said.
The quake had a magnitude of 5.2, said Pakistan’s Seismological Center in Peshawar.
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