The quake set off panic and damaged buildings in Turkey's Antakya city two weeks after the country's worst earthquake in modern history left tens of thousands dead.
By Ali Kucukgocmen and Henriette Chacar
Two Reuters reporters said the tremors were strong and lasting, damaging buildings and leaving dust in the night air in central Antakya city, where it was centred. It was also felt in Egypt and Lebanon, Reuters reporters said.Police patrolled Antakya while ambulances rushed to the quake-hit area near the city center. Two people fainted, while others filled the streets around the central park making emergency calls on cell phones.
Muna Al Omar, a resident, said she was in a tent in a park in central Antakya when the earthquake hit. Smaller tremors have jolted the region in the last two weeks but the Monday quake was the largest since Feb. 6.
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