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At least 31 people killed in Iran coalmine explosion
Methane gas blast at mine in South Khorasan province leaves further 16 injured, state media says
A gas explosion in a coalmine in Iran’s South Khorasan province killed at least 31 people and injured 16, the country’s interior minister, Eskandar Momeni, told state media.
Local media had reported earlier on Sunday that 51 people were killed in the accident, which they said was caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of a privately owned mine operated by the Madanjoo company.
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