China Coal Mine Blast Kills 20 – AFP

A gas explosion killed 20 people while the miners tried to mine coal secretly, AFP reports:

The blast occurred Sunday night as a group of people attempted to extract coal from the mine in Shanxi province, Xinhua news agency said.

The mine near the city of Linfen opened in 2004, but was later destroyed with explosives and sealed up by authorities, the report said….[Full Text]