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Day of national mourning Sunday after 12 Poles killed in horror mining blast

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki visited the site of the mining accident on Friday morning later going to a hospital in Ostrava where he met miners injured in the blast including a Polish miner reported to be in very serious condition with extensive burns. /PAP/EPA

PM flies in to visit injured and offer support to grieving families of those killed in horrific blast as Polish officials send outpouring of messages offering condolences and sympathy.

National day of mourning declared for 12 Poles killed in mining blast

Sunday will be a day of national mourning in Poland after a Thursday methane explosion took the lives of 13 miners, including 12 Poles, at a mine in Karvina, Czech Republic, the Polish President's Office announced on Friday.

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