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17 coal miners die after blast in west China

By Washington Examiner
Published July 7, 2014 5:41am ET
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17 coal miners die after blast in west China
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, miner Duan Xukang receives a treatment at a hospital in Fukang City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, after being rescued following a gas explosion at a coal mine in western China, Sunday, July 6, 2014. Rescuers on Sunday worked to free 17 miners trapped following the blast at the mine that happened on Saturday evening, according to the news agency. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Jiang Wenyao) NO SALES | Jiang Wenyao

BEIJING (AP) — Seventeen coal miners have died after being trapped by a weekend gas explosion in northwestern China, an official news agency reported Monday.

The miners were trapped Saturday by the explosion at a mine 120 kilometers (70 miles) from Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region, the Xinhua News Agency said. It said Monday they had died and the cause of the incident was under investigation.

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