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ISTANBUL: A killer earthquake in eastern Turkey this week has revived fears over the threat facing Istanbul, a sprawling megapolis plagued by sub-standard construction that experts say will be decimated by a tremor in the near future.Monday's 6.0-magnitude quake in mountain villages in Elazig Province leveled scores of mud-brick houses and

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