Seven miners were killed by a powerful explosion caused by gas that accumulated in a coal mine in Pakistan’s tribal belt today, officials said.
The incident occurred in a coal mine in Doli area of Orakzai Agency, officials said.
Several others were injured by the explosion. The victims belonged to Swat and Shangla districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
Local residents rushed to the mine and brought the dead and injured out of the mine.