Iranian men point to different locations at the destroyed 3,000 year old Bam citadel, December 26, 2003 after an earthquake which measured 6.3 on the Richter scale hit Bam, 1285 kilometers (756 miles) southeast of Tehran. A devastating earthquake struck the ancient Silk Road city of Bam in southeastern Iran on Friday, killing more than 15,000 people and injuring thousands of others. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi
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