43 dead in Pakistan mine blast, no survivors

All 43 miners in a coal mine in southwest Pakistan hit by a blast at the weekend have been confirmed dead, officials said on Tuesday, as rescuers ended their search operation.

All 43 miners in a coal mine in southwest Pakistan hit by a blast at the weekend have been confirmed dead, officials said on Tuesday, as rescuers ended their search operation.

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"All 43 bodies have been recovered," Iftikhar Ahmed, provincial chief inspector of mines for the insurgency-torn Baluchistan province, told AFP.

"There are no survivors and the mine is being sealed," Ahmed said.