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Strong quake shakes Greek capital - witness

06 Jan 2008 05:28:00 GMT

Source: Reuters

ATHENS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake rocked the Greek capital Athens on Sunday, a Reuters witness said.

"It shook me out of bed," said Reuters correspondent Karolos Grohmann. No further details were immediately available.

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