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Turkey arrests 48 people over looting after earthquake: State media


Turkish authorities have arrested 48 people over looting after a powerful earthquake hit Turkey, state media reported Saturday.

The suspects were held in eight different provinces as part of investigations into looting after Monday’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the region, killing more than 25,000 people in Turkey and Syria, news agency Anadolu said.

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