3 May 2017 14:17 (UTC+04:00)
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At least five workers were killed and 40 injured following a huge blast at a coal mine in northern Iranian province of Golestan, YJC reported.
An explosion took place at the Azadshahr mine this morning and several workers have been injured, Sadeq-Ali Moqaddam, a provincial official at Golestan governor-general’s office, told Mehr.
The official added that rescue operations are underway, but there is no further information on the details of the incident.
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