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Death toll rises to nine from coal mine collapse in N China

The death toll from a coal mine collapse in north China's Shanxi Province rose to nine, after rescuers recovered another five bodies underground Sunday. The accident occurred at about 5:20 a.m. Friday at a coal mine in Jingle County ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Nov 05 2007

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