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Mine blast hits Ukraine troops


24 killed, 9 missing in methane gas incident

AP GRAPHIC INFOGRAPHIC
BY NATALIYA VASILYEVA
The Associated Press
DONETSK, Ukraine – A rebel-held city scarred by months of conflict in eastern Ukraine suffered more tragedy Wednesday when a methane gas explosion in a coal mine killed at least 24 workers and left nine missing.
As rescue efforts stretched past sundown, separatist authorities were accused by Ukraine’s government of failing to do enough to save the lives of the miners.
The blast occurred before dawn more than 1,000 meters (3,200 feet) underground at the Zasyadko mine in the city of Donetsk in the coal-rich Donbass region. Nearly a …read more

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