Eight officials suspended over mine accident in south China

KUNMING - Eight local officials have been suspended from duty after a coal mine accident on Wednesday that killed 17 people in southwest China's Yunnan province, local authorities said Friday.

The eight include the coal industry bureau chief in Fuyuan County, where the accident took place, the bureau's deputy director and the county's work safety chief, according to the county's publicity office.

In addition, local police have arrested the legal representative as well as the manager of the mine.


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