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Death toll rises to 21 in north China coal mine accident

At least 21 miners have died after a coal mine accident in north China's Shanxi Province on Saturday morning, local authority said on Sunday. All the victims had been poisoned by carbon monoxide at around 11:20 a.m. at Wujiu Coal Mi ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Jul 07 2008

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