An explosion at a coal mine in Afghanistan's northern Samangan province killed five workers on Tuesday, an official said.
Publish dateTuesday 26 December 2017 - 18:14
Story Code : 155396
Four more were injured in the incident which happened in Dara-i-Soof district, Sediq Aziai, a spokesman for provincial governor,said.
Another worker was missing following the explosion, he said.
The official said that the explosion happened at the entrance of the tunnel, which left the workers stranded.
The victims were working at the mine illegally. The government recently tried to block access to the mine but faced resistance, Azizi said.
Source : Afghan Voice Agency(AVA)
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