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

The Eiffel Tower's lights will go dark at 11pm local time (9pm GMT) on Saturday in honour of the victims of Morocco's earthquake, AFP 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 by the US Geological Survey at a magnitude of 6.8 with an epicentre some 72km southwest of Marrakech.