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| Turkey mine disaster: 18 arrested over Soma deaths | Turkey mine disaster: 18 arrested over Soma deaths |
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| Turkish police have arrested 18 people following the country's worst-ever mining disaster. | Turkish police have arrested 18 people following the country's worst-ever mining disaster. |
| Those detained - who include the general manager of the mine - are being questioned in the western town of Soma, where Tuesday's disaster happened. | Those detained - who include the general manager of the mine - are being questioned in the western town of Soma, where Tuesday's disaster happened. |
| The bodies of the last missing workers were recovered on Saturday. The final death toll stands at 301. | The bodies of the last missing workers were recovered on Saturday. The final death toll stands at 301. |
| There have been fierce protests against the government and the operators of the coal mine in recent days. | There have been fierce protests against the government and the operators of the coal mine in recent days. |
| Among those arrested on Sunday were general manager Ramazan Dogru and the mine's operations manager Akin Celik, Turkey's Dogan news agency said. | Among those arrested on Sunday were general manager Ramazan Dogru and the mine's operations manager Akin Celik, Turkey's Dogan news agency said. |
| Muzaffer Yildirim, a miner whose brother died in Tuesday's incident, told the BBC the managers were responsible for the disaster and "should be punished". | |
| It occurred when an explosion sent carbon monoxide gas into the mine's tunnels while 787 miners were underground. | |
| Soma Holding insists it was not caused by negligence. A representative said on Friday that an unexplained build-up of heat appeared to have led to the collapse. | Soma Holding insists it was not caused by negligence. A representative said on Friday that an unexplained build-up of heat appeared to have led to the collapse. |
| On Saturday, hundreds of people marched through the western city of Izmir and there were protests in Istanbul and the capital, Ankara. | On Saturday, hundreds of people marched through the western city of Izmir and there were protests in Istanbul and the capital, Ankara. |
| In Soma local authorities have banned demonstrations. Police have set up checkpoints and detained dozens of people on Saturday. | In Soma local authorities have banned demonstrations. Police have set up checkpoints and detained dozens of people on Saturday. |
| The ban followed clashes there on Friday, when riot police used rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon when a protest briefly turned violent. | The ban followed clashes there on Friday, when riot police used rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon when a protest briefly turned violent. |
| 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 appearing to show them assaulting protesters were published in Turkish media. | Both Mr Erdogan and his aide Yusuf Yerkel have come under pressure after photos appearing to show them assaulting protesters were published in Turkish media. |
| After the last two bodies were brought to the surface on Saturday, authorities sealed the mine entrance with bricks. | After the last two bodies were brought to the surface on Saturday, authorities sealed the mine entrance with bricks. |