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Earthquake rocks Spanish tourist jewel Granada

Granada is best known for its Unesco-listed Alhambra palace, a jewel of mediaeval Islamic architecture. (Photo: AFP)

MADRID - The cherished tourist city of Granada was in shock on Saturday after a rare 5.0-magnitude earthquake woke residents in the middle of the night and damaged buildings.

But officials confirmed no casualties or serious damage, notably to the southern city’s Alhambra palace, a Unesco-listed jewel of mediaeval Islamic architecture and the seat of Spain’s last Muslim kingdom.

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