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Rescue operation underway in Yort coal Mine

Saturday, 06 May 2017 9:50 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 06 May 2017 9:50 PM ]

Coal miners and rescue workers gather at the scene following an explosion in a coal mine in Azadshahr, in northern Iran, leaving dozens of miners trapped on May 3, 2017. (Photo by AFP)

Hamid Javani
Press TV, Tehran

Three days after an explosion in a coal mine in the northeastern Iranian province of Golestan, rescue operation is still underway to take the remaining over 13 miners trapped behind the rubble. Our correspondent Hamid Javani, tells us more in this report.

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