Hurricane Ike weakens near Cuba

Sun Sep 7, 2008 5:33pm EDT
 
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MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Ike weakened into a Category 3 hurricane as it bore down on Cuba on Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Ike was still considered a "major" hurricane with tremendous potential for destruction.

(Editing by Tom Brown and John O'Callaghan)

 

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