Twenty-two other miners were working at the nearby Kangjiayao mine at the time of the accident, although it is unclear if any of those miners were affected. Thousands of miners die in mining accidents each year in China. Today's accident comes just one day after 19 coal miners were killed in a mining accident in the Sulongsi mine in Chongqing, and one month after the largest accident in recent history killed 214 miners, in Fuxin, Liaoning Province.
Is this true: Liaoning Province is in China.

A: yes

Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, also a prominent anti-Syria political figure, was killed in a suicide bombing in February last year, which led to rising anti-Syrian waves and the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon.
Is this true: Syrian troops have been withdrawn from Lebanon after the murder of Rafik Hariri.

A: yes

Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, said, last night, that his officers were "playing out of their socks", but admitted that they were "racing against time" to track down the bombers.
Is this true: Sir Ian Blair works for the Metroplitan Police.

A: yes

A plating company that dumped thousands of gallons of cyanide-laced waste water into the Los Angeles sewer system pleaded guilty.
Is this true: A plating company dumped cyanide-laced waste water into the Los Angeles sewer system.

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yes