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PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) - A judge in Mexico's northern state of Coahuila on Wednesday ordered five mine officials to stand trial on negligent homicide charges in the deaths of 65 coal miners killed in a gas explosion last year.
Coahuila state Judge Sergio Tamez said lawyers for the five Industrial Minera Mexico employees will have 20 days to present evidence in their favor. He did not name the employees, who obtained an injunction against being sent to jail from a separate court.
Oscar Kaufmann, a spokesman for Industrial Minera Mexico, said the company has confidence the trial will be fair and said the defendants are still working for the mining company.
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