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Nine killed in China landslide

December 01, 2013 11:27 AM

Beijing, Dec 1


At least nine people were killed and two injured in a landslide at a coal mine in China's Shanxi province, authorities said Sunday.

The accident happened Wednesday at the mine owned by Shengkai Coal Mining Co Ltd in Luliang city, Xinhua reported.

Four excavators and construction vehicles carrying 11 people were buried, according to the county government.

An investigation into the cause of the accident is under way.


By:IANS

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