January 27, 2011 1:49 PM

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20 dead in Colombia mine explosion

In Colombia, twenty people have been killed and six others injured after an explosion in a mine in Law Preciosa. Officials say there were twenty six people in the mine at the time of the explosion, which was caused by a build-up of methane gas. The six injured people are receiving medical attention while authorities seek to recover 15 bodies that are still in the mine. A similar explosion killed 31 people in the same mine four years ago, and just four months ago six people were killed in the same circumstances in a neighbouring mine.

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