4.3-magnitude aftershock hits Italian town

A strong aftershock with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 hits an earthquake-struck area in Italy, causing more damage to buildings in a town nearly destroyed a day earlier.

The aftershock caused one building to partially collapse, sending up plumes of smoke and panic in Amatrice.

Wednesday’s earthquake killed at least 241 people in Amatrice and other towns in central Italy.

The side of a building is collapsed following an earthquake, in Amatrice Italy, August 24, 2016. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
The side of a building is collapsed following an earthquake, in Amatrice Italy, August 24, 2016. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)


— AP

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