6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Iran's nuclear power plant in Bushehr

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[QUOTE]A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck in south-west Iran, not far from the country's only nuclear power station, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says.

At least 12 people were reported killed and 600 injured in the quake that struck 90km (60 miles) south of Bushehr, officials say.

The Bushehr nuclear plant has not been affected and is working normally, officials are quoted as saying.

The quake was felt across the Gulf in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.

Iran's Red Crescent is sending teams to the area.

Some 10,000 people are thought to live in the affected area in more than 50 villages, two of which are reported to have been completely levelled.

Seismologists said the quake struck at 16:22 (11:52 GMT) at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles) near the town of Kaki, south of Bushehr, a Gulf port city that is home to Iran's first and only nuclear power plant.

Iran's seismological centre in Bushehr province, linked to Tehran University, registered the quake at a magnitude of 6.1.

Tens of aftershocks - the strongest measuring a magnitude of 5.4 - struck within an hour, sending many people into the streets for safety.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22077834[/url]

[DMGaina]

Nooooooo, not on National Nuclear Day : (
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[blacksam]

Is red crescent a croissant or like the red cross?

[Ogris]

[QUOTE=blacksam;40222052]Is red crescent a croissant or like the red cross?[/QUOTE]

Ironic or not, they're pretty much the exact same thing. I mean, they ARE the same thing.

[Cowabanga]

[QUOTE=blacksam;40222052]Is red crescent a croissant or like the red cross?[/QUOTE]

the same thing really it's just because they don't like anything related to a cross or christianity