Grief, tears in Turkey after coal mine explosion leaves 200 dead
Over 200 miners were killed in collapsed coal mine in the western Turkish city of Manisa. “At least 200-300 workers were working in the mine when an electric fault caused an explosion,” the mayor of Soma, a district of Manisa, told private NTV television.
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A man kisses his son, rescued from the mine, on May 13, 2014 after an explosion in a coal mine in Manisa. Over 200 miners were killed in collapsed coal mine in the western Turkish city of Manisa. “At least 200-300 workers were working in the mine when an electric fault caused an explosion,” the mayor of Soma, a district of Manisa, told private NTV television. AFP
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Miners work to rescue their friends hours after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, in western Turkey, The death toll was expected to rise. AP
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Anxious family members in tears after their relatives died in an explosion in Manisa on May 13, 2014. AFP
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An injured miner came out carried by rescuers, on May 13, 2014 after an explosion in a coal mine in Manisa. AFP
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Miners carry a rescued friend hours after an explosion and fire at a coal mine. AP
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People stand in front of a hospital as they wait for news about their relatives who were in the coal mine during the explosion. AFP
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The body of a miner is carried to an ambulance in Soma, a district in Turkey’s western province of Manisa. Reuters
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An injured or death miner is carried by rescuers after an explosion in Manisa. AFP
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Family members cry as they wait outside a hospital hours after an explosion and fire at a coal mine. AP
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The body of miner is carried to an ambulance in Soma, a district in Turkey’s western province of Manisa. Reuters
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