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| Miners missing after Turkey blast | Miners missing after Turkey blast |
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| An explosion at a coal mine in north-west Turkey has trapped several workers, officials say. | An explosion at a coal mine in north-west Turkey has trapped several workers, officials say. |
| The blast happened at a mine some 20km (12 miles) outside Dursunbey, in Balikesir province, officials add. | The blast happened at a mine some 20km (12 miles) outside Dursunbey, in Balikesir province, officials add. |
| The explosion, which one official said was caused by a methane leak, comes two months after a blast at a mine in Bursa killed 19. | The explosion, which one official said was caused by a methane leak, comes two months after a blast at a mine in Bursa killed 19. |
| The safety record of Turkey's coal mining industry lags behind that of most industrial nations, analysts say. | The safety record of Turkey's coal mining industry lags behind that of most industrial nations, analysts say. |
| The country's worst mining disaster was in 1992 when 270 miners were killed near the Black Sea port of Zonguldak. | |
| It was not clear how many people were trapped after Tuesday's blast. | |
| Local district governor Ibrahim Kucuk told CNN Turk: "We can't give any information yet about any dead or injured, but a large number of people are underground." |