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11 killed in Afghan coal mine accident

By IANS,

Kabul : Eleven miners were killed when a coal mine collapsed in northern Afghanistan Saturday, Xinhua reported.

The accident took place around 6 a.m. in Chinarak village of Nahrin district in Baghlan province.

The bodies were retrieved but a search was on to find out if any worker was still trapped inside, Nahrin district chief Fazul Rahman said.