Twelve workers killed in Pakistan coal mine explosion

At least 12 miners have been killed in a gas explosion at a coal pit in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan.

The explosion at the private pit in Harnai, in the mining region of Khost, occurred late on Tuesday, leaving workers trapped about 240 metres (800 feet) underground in the subsequent cave-in. Rescuers worked overnight, recovering the bodies of the 12 miners by Wednesday.