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Boss denies coal mine blasts guilt

THE boss of a New Zealand coal mine where 29 people, including two Scots, died after an explosion, has pled not guilty to labour violation charges.

Malcolm Campbell, 25, of Cameron, near St Andrews and Pete Rodger, from Perth, were among those who perished after a series of gas explosions underground at the Pike River coal mine on South Island on November 19, 2010.

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