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WORLD NEWS Monday 7 May 2018

Russian protest leader Navalny

out of jail, faces 2 charges

MOSCOW (AP) — Alexei ration Monday for a new It was not clear Sunday how
Navalny, the leader of term. He said he has been many remained in custody,
protests against President charged with organizing an although the presidential
Vladimir Putin that resulted unauthorized meeting and human rights council said
in the arrests of more than of resisting police. Each of about 80 percent of 658
1,500 demonstrators across those charges can carry a detainees in Moscow had
Russia including himself, jail sentence of 15 days. been released.
said Sunday that the ac- He is to appear in court on Amnesty International
tions were worthwhile even the charges on Friday. called the arrests and
though he faces another OVD-Info, an organization beatings of some Russian Russian police carrying struggling opposition leader Alexei Na-
possible stretch in jail. that monitors Russian po- protesters "outrageous." valny, center, at a demonstration against President Vladimir Pu-
tin in Pushkin Square in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 5, 2018.
Navalny was released from litical arrests, said at least Despite the arrests, Naval- Associated Press
detention Sunday, a day 1,575 people were ar- ny termed the protests "a
after he was arrested in rested in demonstrations in great success." I will eat everything here; site. "But we showed that,
Moscow's Pushkin Square 26 cities across Russia on "Putin is coming into a fifth those who do not support no, it won't be this way for
along with hundreds of oth- Saturday protesting Putin's term and wants to demon- me sit quietly and do not you; you are not the only
er demonstrators protesting upcoming inauguration strate to all that 'I am the dare to make a squeak'," one here and you will not
Putin's upcoming inaugu- Monday for a new term. owner of this country and Navalny said on his web- frighten us," he said.q

2 found dead in quake-hit Polish coal mine; 3 still missing

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA tests. The second miner was main source of energy and
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — found a few hours later, heating in the country but
Polish rescue workers on trapped in the rubble, he Poland is taking some steps
Sunday found the bod- added. to shift toward renewable,
ies of two miners after an More than 200 workers cleaner sources of energy.
earthquake hit a coal mine were involved in the rescue The Main Statistical Office
in southern Poland. operation. Ozon said emer- said some 65.8 million met-
Three other miners remain gency workers were pump- ric tons (58.7 million tonnes)
missing some 900 meters ing air into the affected of coal were extracted last
(2,950 feet) below ground area to lower the level of year in Poland, some 4.8
since the quake hit Satur- methane gas before they million tons less than in 2016.
day morning in the mine, can safely move ahead. Still many of Poland's mines
located in the town of After the quake hit, four are dangerous, with meth-
Jastrzebie-Zdroj, close to miners were rescued quick- ane gas that has led to a
Poland's border with the ly but seven others went number of deadly explo-
Czech Republic. missing. Two of the missing sions and cave-ins. So far
The head of the Jastrze- were later found alive and this year, six miners includ-
bie Coal Company, Daniel have been hospitalized. ing Sunday's casualties
Ozon, said a doctor con- Prime Minister Mateusz A woman crying in front of the Zofiowka coal mine in Jastrzebie- have been killed at differ-
Zdroj in southern Poland, on Saturday, May 5, 2018, after miners
firmed the two fatalities Morawiecki and President were reported missing following a powerful tremor at the mine. ent mines, according to
and identification of the Andrzej Duda travelled to Associated Press the State Mining Authority.
victims was underway. the town, visiting the hos- In 2016, eight miners were
The first victim, initially iden- pitalized miners and meet- investigation into the acci- Centre pegged it at 4.3. killed in a cave-in at the
tified by Ozon as a 38-year- ing with their families and dent. Poland's State Mining TVN24 said the quake was Rudna mine in Polkowice
old man, had been trapped some of the rescuers. Duda Authority said the temblor also felt on the surface and and methane explosions
under some metal. He said extended his condolences had a magnitude of 3.4, shook some houses. Coal killed five miners at the
the identification still need- to the victims' families. Au- while the European Medi- mining is a major industry in Myslowice-Wesola mine in
ed to be confirmed by DNA thorities have launched an terranean Seismological Poland. Coal remains the 2014.q