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8 killed in mine accident in China

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Press Trust of India Beijing

Bodies of the mine workers in Hongtong county have been retrieved this morning, the rescue headquarters said.

Four workers, who were pulled out alive yesterday, were receiving treatment at a local hospital.

Twenty two out of 34 people who were working underground at the time of the incident on Wednesday escaped from the shaft, while the rest were trapped underground.

  

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First Published: Aug 04 2012 | 11:05 AM IST

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