Turkish Police Detain 18 in Mine Disaster Probe

Turkish police have detained 18 people, including mine company executives, as part of an investigation into last week's deadly coal mine disaster in western Turkey. Rescue operations ended Saturday after the bodies of the last two workers were retrieved, bringing the number of deaths to 301. The disaster occurred last Tuesday after a small explosion sparked a fire at the coal mine in the town of Soma.  Nearly 800 miners were underground at the time of the blast.  Many of...

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