Gold mine blast kills 59 in Burkina Faso / V000_323N72A
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A dynamite stockpile explosion at an artisanal gold site has killed at least 59 people in the southwestern region of Burkina Faso, a heavy toll in the impoverished Sahelian country.
"Further investigation will help to understand the origin of this tragedy," says Poni Province High Commissioner Antoine Marie Sylvanus Doamba, who visited the scene. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES