Up to 18 Still Trapped in Turkey Mine

Taner Yildiz, Turkey's energy minister, said a "maximum of 18 people" are still trapped inside a coal mine in Soma following an explosion and fire that killed more than 280 people.   Yildiz also said Friday officials expect the final death toll from the accident to be around 302 people. It is not clear if the men still trapped in the mine are alive. Tuesday's electrical transformer blast in Soma set off Turkey's worst-ever coal mine disaster.   A fire that...

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