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Eiffel Tower lights to go dark in tribute to Morocco quake victims

The Eiffel Tower's lights will be turned off at 11 p.m. (2100 GMT) on Saturday as a tribute to the victims of the earthquake in Morocco, according to a report by Agence France Presse, citing Paris City Hall.

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Published September 09,2023
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The Eiffel Tower's lights will go dark at 11 p.m. (2100 GMT) on Saturday in tribute to victims of Morocco's earthquake, Agence France Presse reported, citing Paris City Hall.

Morocco's Interior Ministry said earlier that 1,037 people had been killed and another 672 injured by the quake, recorded at a magnitude of 7.0 with an epicentre some 72 km (45 miles) southwest of Marrakech.