An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 shook western Turkey on Monday, causing at least three buildings that were damaged in a previous tremor to collapse. According to the magnitude was centered in the town of Sindirgi in Balikesir province and struck at 22:48 local time (1948 GMT) at a depth of 5.99 kilometers (3.72 miles.) The tremor was felt across several nearby provinces — including Istanbul, Bursa, Manisa, and Izmir — and was followed by multiple aftershocks. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said at least three unoccupied buildings and a two-story shop collapsed in Sindirgi. All of them had already been weakened by a previous quake, AP news reported. Balikesir’s governor, Ismail Ustaoglu, reported that 22 people were injured, mostly due to panic-related falls during

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