Pakistan expresses condolences over coal mine explosion in Türkiye
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 01:22 | 15 October 2022
- Modified Date: 01:31 | 15 October 2022
Pakistan on Saturday expressed its condolences for the casualties caused by a blast at a coal mine in northern Türkiye.
While offering condolences, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed profound sadness over the loss of precious lives in an explosion at a coal mine in Bartın province.
"Our thoughts & prayers are with the bereaved families & the Turkish people. May those still trapped are rescued at the earliest," he tweeted.
At least 40 workers were killed and 11 others were injured in the Friday blast at a coal mine in the Amasra district of the province.
According to Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, 58 of the 110 miners were rescued.
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