Fury at government over worst Turkish mine disaster (BBC)
Anger has erupted against the Turkish government after a deadly coal mine disaster in the western town of Soma.
People in Soma hurled abuse as they surrounded PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan's car during his visit to the scene of the tragedy, and protesters clashed with police in Istanbul and Ankara.
An explosion on Tuesday caused the pit to collapse, killing at least 274.
The latest rise in the death toll means it is the worst such incident in the country's history.
Rescuers are still hunting desperately for scores of miners who are missing feared dead, but Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said the mine was still on fire hampering their efforts.
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The Soma mine was privatised in 2005.
Ah, coal, the *cheap* fossil fuel. If you don't count human lives.