Explosion in Northwest Pakistan Coal Mine Kills 9, Injures 4

Explosion in Northwest Pakistan Coal Mine Kills 9, Injures 4
A locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. AP Photo
The Associated Press
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan—A methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing nine miners and injuring four others, a government official said.

The explosion happened in a remote area in Orakzai, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, said Mohammad Arif, an adviser for the Mines and Minerals Department.