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Photos: Mining accident in Bosnia

September 5, 2014 11:06AM ET

Five men believed dead as an earthquake triggers an explosion and a cave-in

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International
Mining
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Bosnia mine
A Bosnian coal miner is aided after being rescued from the Raspotocje mine in Zenica, Bosnia, September 5, 2014. Five coal miners were killed after a 3.5-magnitude earthquake triggered a gas explosion and tunnel cave-in, stranding a crew for 20 hours. Elvis Barukcic / AFP / Getty Images
Bosnia mine
Twenty nine miners were rescued after being trapped a half kilometer underground. Dado Ruvic / Reuters
Bosnia mine
A rescued miner is escorted by colleagues as returning to the surface. Fehim Demir / EPA
Bosnia mine
A family member of a trapped miner cries outside the mine during the rescue operation. Dado Ruvic / Reuters
Bosnia mine
A miner is greeted by friends and relatives as he returns to the surface. Elvis Barukcic / AFP / Getty Images
Bosnia mine
A rescued miner waves to people on the surfaces. Families of the survivors cheered as their loved ones emerged one by one from the damaged mine. Fehim Demir / EPA
Bosnia mine
A coal miner cries in front of the mine during the rescue effort. After a 20-hour rescue effort, rescuers were unable to recover five men. Thy are believed to be dead. Dado Ruvic / Reuters

 

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