11 miners dead in northern China mine blast

BEIJING (AP) - August 24, 2009 Xinhua says the explosion ripped through a mine shaft in Jinzhong city Monday morning. It says 16 miners were working underground at the time in the Xingguang Coal Industry Co. mine.

Rescuers have rescued two workers and 11 bodies. They are still searching for the missing.

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