Russian diamond mine boss found dead in prison cell

Russian diamond mine boss found dead in prison cell

The former head of a giant Siberian diamond mine

was found dead in his prison cell a day after being charged over the deaths of miners trapped by flooding, investigators said Tuesday.

Eight miners died after water leaked into the Mir mine owned by state-controlled diamond producer Alrosa in 2017.

Their bodies were never recovered despite weeks of searches.

The mine’s head, Alexei Burkser, and the chief engineer were fired after the accident.

Burkser

was found dead with “signs of suicide” in a jail in the northern Yakutia region where the diamond mine is located, investigators said.

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