Landslide kills four at Bosnian lignite mine


  • World
  • Monday, 23 Feb 2015

TUZLA, Bosnia (Reuters) - Rescuers recovered bodies of four men believed to be illegal miners 18 hours after a landslide at an opencast lignite coal mine at Dubrave in northeast Bosnia, police and officials said on Sunday.

"All four bodies were recovered and taken to the Tuzla hospital for autopsy," Tuzla police spokesman Izudin Saric told Reuters . He added that police and mining experts will continue an investigation into the causes of the accident on Monday.

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