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Russia's Raspadskaya mine director resigns-source


    MOSCOW (Reuters) - The director of Russia's Raspadskaya mine has resigned, a source told Reuters on Tuesday, after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called on him to step down over a mine disaster that killed 66 people.

    The source who has detailed knowledge of the matter but who asked not to be named said that Igor Volkov had signed a letter of resignation. A spokeswoman for the mine did not pick up her phone when called for comment on the report.

    (Reporting by Gleb Bryanski, writing by Guy Faulconbridge, editing by Conor Humphries)