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Death toll rises to 105 in N China coal mine gas blast

Rescuers found 26 additional bodies in the shaft of the Xinyao Coal Mine on Friday morning, bringing the death toll to 105, following a gas explosion in the mine in Shanxi Province on Wednesday. The explosion happened at 11:15 p.m. ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Fri, Dec 07 2007

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