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| Turkey ends Soma mine disaster rescue, death toll 301 | |
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| Turkey has called a halt to the Soma mine rescue operation after two more bodies were found, raising the death toll to 301. | Turkey has called a halt to the Soma mine rescue operation after two more bodies were found, raising the death toll to 301. |
| The bodies of all miners trapped after the mine collapsed are now thought to be recovered. | The bodies of all miners trapped after the mine collapsed are now thought to be recovered. |
| Protesters have clashed with police near Soma. Correspondents say more than 30 people, including several lawyers, have been arrested. | Protesters have clashed with police near Soma. Correspondents say more than 30 people, including several lawyers, have been arrested. |
| Several demonstrations have been held over Turkey's worst-ever mine disaster. | Several demonstrations have been held over Turkey's worst-ever mine disaster. |
| "The rescue operation was carried out to completion. There are no miners left underground," Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said. | |
| The local authorities have banned demonstrations in the Soma town centre where riot police used rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon on Friday when a protest briefly turned violent, the BBC's Tom Burridge reports from western Turkey. | |
| Police have reportedly been stopping coach-loads of protesters from entering Soma town and several lawyers linked to Turkey's opposition movement have been arrested, our correspondent adds. | |
| Tuesday's disaster occurred when an explosion sent carbon monoxide gas into the mine's tunnels while 787 miners were underground. | |
| Mine operator Soma Holding has denied any negligence. A representative said an unexplained build-up of heat in the mine appeared to have caused the collapse. | |
| There have been several angry anti-government protests across the country over the last four days. | |
| Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been criticised for appearing insensitive in his reaction to the disaster. | |
| Correspondents say people across Turkey are travelling to Soma to offer condolences, but the governor has banned all gatherings and checkpoints have been set up. |