Photo taken on April 23, 2012 shows the coal mine where a blast occured in Bayannur City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Nine miners were killed and 16 others injured in a coal mine blast in Bayannur of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region as the rescue wrapped up late Monday, officials said. The accident occured early Monday morning to a coal mine belonging to Xingya Coal Development Co., Ltd. of Urad Front Banner, Bayannur City, sources with Inner Mongolia's work safety supervision bureau said. (Xinhua/Li Yunping)