Iran earthquake (18 images)

Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C) pays a visit to a village that was damaged by an earthquake in northwestern Iran, August 16, 2012. A strong earthquake struck the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan, killing 306 people and injuring more than 4,000 people on August 11. UPI/Leader.Ir/HO

Iranian women mourn as they sit next to the bodies of their loved ones killed during the earthquake on August 12, 2012 in Varzaqan, Northeast of Tabriz. A 6.2 magnitude earthquakes struck Varzaqan, August 11, killing hundreds and injuring thousands. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian

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A woman cries for the loss of her sister and brother, killed in the August 11 earthquake on August 12, 2012 in Mirza Ali Kande village northeast of Tabriz, Iran. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian

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Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C) pays a visit to a village that was damaged by an earthquake in northwestern Iran, August 16, 2012. UPI/Leader.Ir/HO

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Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C) pays a visit to a village that was damaged by an earthquake in northwestern Iran, August 16, 2012. UPI/Leader.Ir/HO

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