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No information about injured Bulgarian nationals during latest strong earthquake in central Italy

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There is no information about injured Bulgarian nationals during the latest strong earthquake in central Italy, the press-center of Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale hit Central Italy on Sunday morning, the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center reported. The epicenter was 6 kilometers away from Norcia, Perugia province. Sunday’s quake in Italy has been the strongest one in that country since 1980. According to the American National Earthquake Information Center, the earthquake measured 7.1 on the Richter scale.




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