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Coal mine accidents kill 2,900 people Jan.-Aug. [China]
Coalmine accidents in China killed 2,900 people in the first eight months of the year, according to the country's State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS). The death toll is down by 993, or 25.5 percent, on the same period of last year... In 2005, 5,986 people were killed in 3,341 coalmine accidents in China.