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Explosion in Pakistan coal mine kills 12 miners
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- 20 March, 2024
- 08:33
An explosion inside a coal mine in southwest Pakistan killed 12 miners while eight were rescued, an official said Wednesday, Report informs, citing Yahoo News.
The bodies of the dead were all recovered after the overnight collapse in Harnai, a district in the Baluchistan province, mine inspector Abdul Rashid said.
He said investigators were still working to determine the cause of the blast.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in a statement, expressed his sorrow over the deaths.
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