Tehran: More than 700 people were injured in a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that shook western Iran, state television reported in an updated toll Monday.
The quake struck Kermanshah province yesterday, with an epicentre 17 kilometres (11 miles) southwest of the city of Sarpol-e Zahab, according to the country's institute of geophysics.
State television, citing the emergency services, said that 716 people had been injured, but there were no reports of deaths or major damage.

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