46 die in China mine blast

By IANS
Sunday, June 20, 2010

BEIJING - At least 46 people were killed in an explosion in a coal mine early Monday in China’s Henan province, the authorities said.

A total of 72 miners were trapped after explosives went off at the Xingdong Number 2 mine in Pingdingshan city, Xinhua reported. The cause of the explosion is not known.

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