Quake in Florence disrupts Italy's national train network

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Rail links across the Italian city of Florence have been disrupted following an earthquake on Monday morning.

In a statement, unit of the state-run rail company, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, said the rail links were "suspended as a precaution, in order to allow the examination of the state of the infrastructure".

According to the US Geological Survey, the 4.8-magnitude tremor hit the central Apennine mountains at 0230 GMT.

There are no reports of casualties.

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