Mine rescue effort suffers setback

The attempt to pull nine trapped miners from a shaft 240ft underground has stopped after rescuers' drill bit broke.

Mine rescue effort suffers setback

The attempt to pull nine trapped miners from a shaft 240ft underground has stopped after rescuers' drill bit broke.

The thick metal bit became stuck and broke as workers tried to cut through hundreds of feet of solid rock.

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