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Thai quake rescue team to return home Saturday

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Rescue workers care for a 13-year old Turkish teenager who was found alive in the rubble 182 hours after the deadly earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, on Monday. (Photo: Reuters)

A Thai team taking part in the international earthquake search and rescue effort in Turkey and Syria will return home on Saturday after completing a mission during which it recovered 34 bodies, Deputy Interior Minister Naris Khamnurak said on Tuesday.

An army medical team, which was sent to Turkey to complement the urban search and rescue (USAR) team, also provided considerable help to local people, he added.

Mr Naris said the Thai…

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