23 killed in Pakistan coal mine blasts

At least 23 miners were killed and nine others injured in explosions at two coal mines in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, an official said on Sunday. The first explosion, triggered by methane gas accumulation, on Saturday afternoon in Marwar, about 45 km from the provincial capital Quetta, killed 16 miners and injured seven others, the official told Efe news. (IANS)