Magnitude 6.3 earthquake kills 6, topples buildings

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A strong earthquake hit central Croatia today, destroying buildings and sending panicked people fleeing intorubble-covered streets in a town southeast of the capital. Authorities said at least six people were killed anddozens were injured.The European Mediterranean Seismological Center said a magnitude 6.3 quake hit 28 miles southeast ofZagreb. It caused widespread damage in the hardest-hit town of Petrinja. The same area was struck by a 5.2quake yesterday.Officials said a 12-year-old girl died in Petrinja, a town of some 25,000 people. Another five people were killed invillages near the town, according to the state HRT television. At least 20 people were hospitalized, two withserious injuries, officials said."The center of Petrinja as it used to be no longer exists," HRT TV said in its report. "One girl died and there areinjuries and people inside collapsed buildings."