Quake rattles #Algiers overnight
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A 5.6 magnitude #earthquake shook Algiers early on Friday, with 20 people slightly injured when panic gripped areas of the Algerian capital. “There were no deaths but we had 20 people slightly injured in the panic, 12 of them in Algiers and eight at Boumerdes,” to the east, said civil defense official Colonel Farouk Ashur. Some residents rushed out into the streets, fearing their buildings might collapse. Achour said there was no significant damage caused by the earthquake, which hit at 5:11 am (0411 GMT). read more