France Hit by Mild Quake

Published June 22nd, 2001 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

One coal miner was killed and eight injured by an earth tremor in western France, officials of the mining company said Friday, according to the official Saudi News Agency (SPA)  

The tremor, which measured 3.8 on the Richter scale, occurred late Thursday as some 30 miners worked in a gallery of the mine. its epicenter was situated in Germany, about 15 kilometers southwest of the city of Saarbruecken, said the agency – Albawaba.com 

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