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| Turkey mine disaster: 18 arrested over Soma deaths | |
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| Police investigating the coal mine disaster in western Turkey have arrested 18 people, including mining company executives, Turkish media say. | |
| The rescue operation at the mine, in the town of Soma, ended on Saturday after the bodies of the last two workers were recovered. | The rescue operation at the mine, in the town of Soma, ended on Saturday after the bodies of the last two workers were recovered. |
| The final death toll is 301, making it Turkey's worst mining disaster. | The final death toll is 301, making it Turkey's worst mining disaster. |
| Protests against the government and mining company have broken out since Tuesday's disaster. | Protests against the government and mining company have broken out since Tuesday's disaster. |
| Soma Holding insists it was not caused by negligence. | |
| Those arrested on Sunday included Ramazan Dogru, general manager of the mine, and its operations manager Akin Celik, Turkey's Dogan news agency said. | |
| Tuesday's disaster occurred when an explosion sent carbon monoxide gas into the mine's tunnels while 787 miners were underground. | Tuesday's disaster occurred when an explosion sent carbon monoxide gas into the mine's tunnels while 787 miners were underground. |
| Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been criticised for appearing insensitive in his reaction to the disaster. | Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been criticised for appearing insensitive in his reaction to the disaster. |
| Both Mr Erdogan and his aide Yusuf Yerkel have come under pressure after photos that appeared to show them assaulting protesters were published in Turkish media. | Both Mr Erdogan and his aide Yusuf Yerkel have come under pressure after photos that appeared to show them assaulting protesters were published in Turkish media. |
| A heavy police presence descended on Soma on Saturday, setting up checkpoints and detaining dozens of people to enforce a ban on protests. | A heavy police presence descended on Soma on Saturday, setting up checkpoints and detaining dozens of people to enforce a ban on protests. |
| Security in the town remained tight on Sunday, Reuters news agency says. | Security in the town remained tight on Sunday, Reuters news agency says. |