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Iran blast kills more than 50 mine workers

A handout picture provided by the Iranian Red Crescent shows security forces gathered at the scene of a blast at a coal mine in Tabas on September 22, 2024. [AFP]

A blast caused by a gas leak at an Iranian coal mine has killed at least 51 people, state media said Sunday, in one of the country's deadliest work accidents in years.

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