News Alert: At least 29 dead after powerful earthquake hits Afghanistan, India, Pakistan

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Monday October 26, 2015
Indian office workers stand in an open area in a carpark following an earthquake in New Delhi on October 26, 2015. A strong earthquake lasting almost a minute was felt in New Delhi on October 26, with buildings shaking in the centre of the Indian capital. Tremors were also felt as far away as Islamabad in Pakistan and the Afghan capital Kabul, but not in neighbouring Nepal which was hit by a major quake in April. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH SINGH (Photo credit should read PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)
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KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 26 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake struck a remote area of northeastern Afghanistan on Monday, shaking the capital Kabul and killing at least 17 people while 12 were killed in neighboring Pakistan, officials said.

Shockwaves were felt in northern India and in Pakistan's capital, where hundreds of people ran out of buildings as the ground rolled beneath them.


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