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China quake kills 7,651 in Sichuan province -Xinhua

12 May 2008 14:35:00 GMT

Source: Reuters

BEIJING, May 12 (Reuters) - The earthquake that hit China's southwestern Sichuan province on Monday killed 7,651 people in that province alone, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday, citing the provincial government. (Reporting by Guo Shipeng; Writing by Jason Subler; Editing Nick Macfie)

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