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A Palestinian boat flies the Turkish flag in Gaza Port on May 29, 2014 during the visit of Turkish ambassador in Palestine Mustafa Sarnic (unseen) to lay flowers at the memorial of martyrs from the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara, that was part of a flotilla trying to break the Gaza blockade, who were killed when […]
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People react as rescuers carry a miner who sustained injuries after a mine explosion to an ambulance in Soma, a district in Turkey’s western province of Manisa May 14, 2014. (REUTERS/Gokhan Gungor/Depo Photos)
Opinion: Soma’s Lesson for Turkey
“Shall I take off my boots so the stretcher won’t get dirty?” These poignant words symbolized the terrible mining tragedy that struck Turkey last week. Every breath of that injured miner—rescued from 437 yards underground—was of enormous importance for the Turkish...Caption:
People mourn at graves for miners who died in Tuesday’s mine disaster, at a cemetery in Soma, a district in Turkey’s western province of Manisa May 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Osman Orsal)
Turkish police detain 19 people in mine disaster investigation
Soma, Turkey, Reuters—Turkish police detained 19 people, including mining company executives and personnel, as an investigation into last week’s mine disaster got under way and the last of the 301 victims were buried on Sunday. The detentions—the first in the...Caption:
A body of miner is carried to an ambulance in Soma, a district in Turkey’s western province of Manisa, late on May 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Osman Orsal)
Fire in Turkish mine delays rescue work
Soma, Reuters—A fire broke out on Saturday in part of a mine where nearly 300 miners were killed in Turkey’s worst industrial disaster, hindering efforts to find up to three remaining workers believed to be still underground, the energy minister said. The bodies...Caption:
Turkish riot police use water cannon to disperse protestors as they clash
during a demonstration for the victims of the Soma mine explosion, in Istanbul, Turkey, 14 May 2014. (EPA/ERDEM SAHIN)