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16 trapped, 1 killed after suspected blast in northern China coal mine

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A state news agency says one person has been killed and another 16 are trapped after an accident at a coal mine in northern China.

 

Xinhua News Agency says seven miners managed to escape from the Wujiu coal mine outside Datong city in Shanxi province. The Sunday report says a preliminary analysis of Saturday's accident shows an apparent blast is likely to blame. (AP)

 

 

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