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Rescuers free coal miners in Bosnia after earthquake | |
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Emergency services in central Bosnia have begun freeing 34 miners trapped in a coal mine which collapsed in a gas explosion following a small earthquake. | |
Tired, their faces smeared with coal dust, miners were being pulled one by one out of the Raspotocje coal mine in Zenica after spending the night more than 500m (1,600ft) below ground. | |
Twenty-two other miners escaped before the pit collapsed on Thursday. | Twenty-two other miners escaped before the pit collapsed on Thursday. |
The 3.5-magnitude quake struck north-west of the capital Sarajevo. | |
It is the third accident involving gas explosions at the Zenica coal mine since the start of the year. | It is the third accident involving gas explosions at the Zenica coal mine since the start of the year. |
Anxious family members cried with happiness as they embraced their loved ones, the Associated Press news agency reports. Ambulances stood ready to take the miners for medical tests. |