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BEIJING (AP) - A coal mine explosion in eastern China killed 15 miners and injured 12 others, the official Xinhua News Agency said Friday.
The blast occurred Thursday at colliery belonging to the Zaozhuang Mining Group Co. in China's eastern Shandong province, Xinhua said. The report did not give the mine's specific location or name. It said 27 people were underground when the explosion occurred.
The injured had been taken to hospitals for treatment and an investigation was underway, it said.
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