Rescue operation for trapped miners under way in eastern Germany: MDR
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Firefighters in a town just outside the German city of Halle began rescuing miners after an explosion on Friday, public broadcaster MDR said on Twitter https://twitter.com/MDRAktuell/status/1192749248011481088.