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Strong earthquake hits off Indonesia's Sulawesi
21 Jan 2007 11:59:21 GMT
Source: Reuters
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JAKARTA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck off Indonesia's Sulawesi island late on Sunday, the U.S. geological survey said.

Indonesia's meteorology and geophysic agency put the quake strength at 6.5 on the Richter scale and said it could pose a tsunami risk, according to a message from the agency received by Reuters.

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The coffins containing the bodies of five Australians who were killed in a plane crash are lined up at the Adi Sucipto airport during a ceremony in Yogyakarta March 13, 2007. Garuda Indonesia flight GA200 which had 140 people on board overshot the runway in Yogyakarta last Wednesday and burst into flames in a paddy field, killing 21 people including the five Australians.


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