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| Ukraine mourns miners killed in Zasyadko gas blast | Ukraine mourns miners killed in Zasyadko gas blast |
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| The Ukrainian president has declared a day of national mourning as the death toll from a gas blast in a coal mine reached 32, with one man still missing. | The Ukrainian president has declared a day of national mourning as the death toll from a gas blast in a coal mine reached 32, with one man still missing. |
| Petro Poroshenko decreed a minute's silence to be observed at midday (10:00 GMT) for the miners killed at the Zasyadko mine in Donetsk region. | Petro Poroshenko decreed a minute's silence to be observed at midday (10:00 GMT) for the miners killed at the Zasyadko mine in Donetsk region. |
| The mine is in rebel territory and a demand by Mr Poroshenko to let in government rescuers was rejected. | The mine is in rebel territory and a demand by Mr Poroshenko to let in government rescuers was rejected. |
| Fierce battles raged nearby before last month's ceasefire. | Fierce battles raged nearby before last month's ceasefire. |
| The emergencies ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic told Russian news agencies on Thursday that the bodies of eight more miners had been brought to the surface. | The emergencies ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic told Russian news agencies on Thursday that the bodies of eight more miners had been brought to the surface. |
| One worker remained missing, it added. | One worker remained missing, it added. |
| Zasyadko was the scene of Ukraine's worst mine disaster nearly eight years ago, when 101 people were killed. | Zasyadko was the scene of Ukraine's worst mine disaster nearly eight years ago, when 101 people were killed. |
| Ukrainian coal mine disasters | Ukrainian coal mine disasters |
| 18 November 2007: 101 miners killed after a methane explosion at Zasyadko Mine, Donetsk | 18 November 2007: 101 miners killed after a methane explosion at Zasyadko Mine, Donetsk |
| 11 March 2000: 80 killed after a methane explosion at Barakova Mine, Luhansk region | 11 March 2000: 80 killed after a methane explosion at Barakova Mine, Luhansk region |
| 4 March 2015: 32 killed and one missing after suspected methane gas blast at Zasyadko | 4 March 2015: 32 killed and one missing after suspected methane gas blast at Zasyadko |
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