An Iranian man visiting the citadel Arg’e Bam during the 10th anniversary of the earthquake in the city of Bam, in Kerman province, southeast Iran, yesterday. The town of Bam in southeast Iran was devastated in December 2003 by earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale. Official figures say more than 26,000 people were killed in the Bam quake, however, the residents claim that at least 60,000 died.
