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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Earthquakes damage centuries-old monasteries in a secluded religious community in Greece

Greece Monastery Clash - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Centuries-old monasteries have been damaged by an ongoing series of earthquakes in a secluded monastic community in northern Greece, authorities said Friday.

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the Mount Athos peninsula on June 7, followed by a series of both undersea and land-based tremors that continued through Friday.

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