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A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul on Wednesday, Turkey ’s Afad disaster agency said, one of the strongest quakes to strike the city of 16 million in recent years.

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul on Wednesday, Turkey's AFAD disaster agency said, one of the strongest quakes to strike the city of 16 million in recent years.