ALGERIA: Another tremor hits northern region

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Att.Editors: The following item is from the Qatar News Agency (QNA)

ALGIERS, May 29 2003 (IPS) - Another tremor measuring 5.8 on the open-ended Richter scale hit northern Algeria Thursday morning, news reports said.

The Algerian Seismology and Astrology Center said the tremor which struck Zamouri region in Boumerdes province (Wilaya) was stronger than the previous aftershocks that caused wide-spread panic in the region.

Last week, a powerful earthquake measuring 6.7 on the open-ended Richter scale struck the area killing about 2,000, injuring many more and causing wide-scale damage.