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Spain Suffers Deadly 5.2 Quake

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Eight killed in southern town of Lorca.

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A 5.2 earthquake struck southern Spain overnight, killing eight people in the town of Lorca. Despite the relative smallness of the quake, it appears to have caused much damage to old buildings in the town. Most of the deaths were caused by falling debris. Video footage of the incident shows cars crushed by fallen bricks and stones and a church bell tower that collapsed from the quake.

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