Word: chelif
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...Muslim sabbath. But the streets and cafés of the residential neighborhoods teemed with families. Said a survivor: "Everything happened so quickly. The dogs did not have time to bark. It was all over within seconds." Apartment buildings tumbled like houses of cards. The walls of Le Chelif Hotel, which was the city's newest and fanciest, cracked wide open, and its roof caved in. The four-story hospital collapsed. A mosque, the city hall, police station and a girls' high school were virtually demolished...
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