22/9/2024–|Last updated: 22/09/202408:59 (Mecca time)
A coal mine explosion in eastern Iran has killed at least 30 people and injured others, Iran’s official news agency (IRNA) reported on Sunday.
Iranian sources initially reported 19 dead and 17 injured, before increasing the toll to 30 due to the explosion that occurred late yesterday, Saturday.
Iranian television, meanwhile, reported that several people were still trapped in the mine in the southern province of Khorasan.