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Former Newcastle United star Christian Atsu 'trapped under rubble' after earthquake hits Turkey

Former Newcastle United star Christian Atsu is reportedly yet to be accounted for after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked parts of Turkey and Syria in the early hours of Monday morning. The Ghanian struck a 97th-minute winner for his club Hatayspor on Sunday but there is now fears for a number of the Turkish side following the quake.

According to reports in Turkey, Atsu and Hatayspor club translator Emre Aslan are yet to be found among the rubble following the collapse of a building. Hatayspor stars Bertug Yıldırım and Burak Oksuz, wearing a club jersey, are said to have been pulled out of the rubble.

Club officials Ekrem Ekşioğlu, Osman Ateş and Kerim Alici also came out of the wreckage. However, there is so far no confirmed sighting of Atsu.

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