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7 killed, 2 wounded in Samangan coalmine blast

AIBAK (Pajhwok): Seven miners have been killed and two others injured as a result of an explosion in a coal mine in northern Samangan province, police said on Wednesday.

In a statement, the police headquarters the explosion left seven people dead and two others wounded in Gola district of Dar-e-Sof district on Tuesday night.

It said security forces reached the scene and evacuated the injured to district hospital. They are said to be in stable condition.

The dead bodies were pulled out from the coal mine and handed over to their families.

hz/ma

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