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Russian coal mine blast kills 18: Interfax
Russian coal mine blast kills 18: Interfax
Posted : Monday, 11 February 2013 02:43AM

MOSCOW (Reuters) - An underground explosion killed 18 people in a Russian coal mine on Monday, Interfax news agency quoted an Interior Ministry official as saying.

"According to preliminary information ... 18 people died, 10 of whom have been brought to the surface," Interfax quoted an official at the ministry's press department as saying.

The mine belongs to a division of Severstal, one of Russia's largest steel producers.

(Reporting by Thomas Grove, Editing by Timothy Heritage)

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