66 killed, 1,200 injured in Iran quakes

Three strong earthquakes and several aftershocks jolted western Iran overnight, killing at least 66 people and injuring about 1,200 others, state television reported today.

The initial quake of magnitude 4.7 struck a mountainous region in western Iran late yesterday. It was followed by a quake of magnitude 5.1 that struck Boroujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities in western Iran.