Kazakh Central Region Declares Mourning Due to Deaths of Miners
January 12, 2008
Text of report by Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency
Because of the deaths of miners in the Abay mine, Karaganda Region [central Kazakhstan] has declared 14-16 January as the days of mourning; Rescue operations have been suspended due to a new threat of an explosion.
Originally published by Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency, Almaty, in Russian 0857 12 Jan 08.
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