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Gas explosion kills 20 in illegal China mine

By SPA

Beijing, China : A gas explosion in an illegal mine in northern China has killed at least 20 people, state media said Monday.

Xinhua News Agency said the accident happened when miners were attempting to reopen an illegal mine in Shanxi province that the government had used explosives to close in 2004.

It gave no other details of the accident in Linfen city.