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Parliament Speaker condoles with Turkish counterpart over earthquake victims

KUWAIT, Feb 6 (KUNA) -- Parliament Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadon sent a cable of condolences Monday to the President of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Mustafa Sentop, expressing deep sorrow over the recent earthquake south of the country that caused causalities and property damages.
In his cable, Al-Saadon also expressed condolences to the victims' families, wishing speedy recovery for those injured.
Earlier, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said the death tally in the 7.4-magnitude quake, which hit southern Turkiye earlier on, went up to a staggering 284 people, while injuries stood at 2,323. (end) aa.mb