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Chinese state broadcaster says 11 miners rescued after two weeks trapped underground following explosion

Members of a rescue team working at the site of a gold mine explosion in Qixia, in eastern China's Shandong province.
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Members of a rescue team working at the site of a gold mine explosion in Qixia, in eastern China's Shandong province.
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Published 1:17 AM

BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers in northern China have brought 11 workers safely to the surface two weeks after they were trapped by an explosion in a gold mine.

State broadcaster CCTV showed workers being hauled up in baskets on Sunday afternoon, their eyes shielded to protect them after so many days in darkness.

One worker was reported to have died from a head wound following the explosion that ripped through the mine on Jan. 10 while it was still under construction.

The fate of 10 others who were underground at the time is unknown. Authorities have detained mine managers for delaying reporting the accident.

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