10 held over deadly blast at China coal mine

Ten people have been arrested, including top officials of a coal mining company, in connection with a colliery blast in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region that killed 32 workers last week.
Board chairman of Chifeng Baoma Group (CBG) Qiu Zetian, CBG General Manager Zhang Xiaodong, General Manager of CBG subsidiary Baoma Mining Company Liu Haijun, and head of the mine Lyu Guoyou were among those arrested, according to the investigation team sent by the State Council.
The officials were arrested for alleged illegal mining and dereliction of duty following the accident on Saturday at Baoma Mining Company in Chifeng city.

A total of 181 people were working underground at the time of the blast, with 149 workers managing to escape to safety.
There were "serious violations of laws and regulations" before the blast, State Administration of Work Safety said.
The mine was ordered to stop production in March for illegal mining, but operations continued, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.