ALGIERS, Algeria — Algerian officials say six people are dead and 420
injured following an earthquake that shook Algiers Friday morning
.
Algeria's health ministry says four of the victims died
after jumping from windows in panic. Authorities say two more people
died of heart attacks during the quake, which measured 5.6 on the
Richter scale.
Most of the injured were treated and released, but 21 remained hospitalized.
The earthquake happened at 0411 GMT and its epicenter
was reported 19 kilometers (12 miles) northeast of Bologhine, a town
north of the capital
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