Turkish mine operator denies negligence in disaster
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A woman cries during a funeral ceremony for miners who died in an explosion, on May 15, 2014, in the western town of Soma in the Manisa province. (Photo: AFP - Bulent Kilic) A woman cries during a funeral ceremony for miners who died in an explosion, on May 15, 2014, in the western town of Soma in the Manisa province. (Photo: AFP - Bulent Kilic)
The operator of a Turkish mine where an explosion has claimed more than 280 lives said on Friday the disaster was not due to negligence on its part. “There is no negligence on our part,” Akin Celik, the general director of Soma Komur, told reporters at a press conference. “We have all worked very hard. I have not seen such an incident in 20 years.” Energy Minister Taner Yildiz (...)