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December 13, 2005: Kashmir Earthquake Survivors Burned Books for Warmth
"MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - When night fell after the Oct. 8 quake, many survivors burned broken furniture to stay warm. Some, however, stormed the shattered state-run Khursheed National Library, pulling out books and newspapers to make bonfires."
"An estimated 10,000 books went up in smoke that night. Three days later, half the library's books - including Qurans - had been turned into ashes, when the army stepped in and stopped it."
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