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An explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran kills at least 34 workers

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others. The disaster that began Saturday night is one of the worst mining disasters in the country’s history. Others still remained missing hours after the blast on Sunday. The blast struck a coal mine in Tabas, about 335 miles southeast of the capital, Tehran. On Sunday, weeping miners stood alongside mine cars that brought up the bodies of their colleagues, all covered in coal dust. Around 70 people had been working there at the time of the blast.

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