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Hundreds Dead as Earthquakes Hit Turkey and Syria

  • Quake with magnitude of 7.7 hits southern Turkey, Syria
  • Erdogan dispatches ministers to border, thousands strapped
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WATCH: Rescue operations continue in Turkey and Syria following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake. Onur Ant reports.Source: Bloomberg
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Some of the most powerful earthquakes in decades hit the Middle East on Monday, killing more than 1,000 people in Turkey and Syria, and forcing a halt in crude oil flows to a key export terminal.