Hamas extends condolences to Iran over earthquake victims

Hamas extended condolences on Tuesday to the Islamic Republic of Iran over the fall of victims in the violent earthquake that shook Kaki city in southern Iran.

A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale had struck the town of Kaki near the southern Iranian city of Bushehr, killing at least 30 people and leaving more than 800 injured.

According to the Iranian Seismological Center, the quake has hit the town of Kaki, some 90 kilometers southeast of Bushehr, at 4:22 pm local time (1152 GMT) on Tuesday.

The quake was followed by at least four aftershocks which jolted Kaki and the nearby city of Khour-Mowj.