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A coal mine in western Turkey, an explosion occurred, which killed at least 200 people.According to various sources, hundreds of miners remain underground, rescuers are still searching works. According to Energy Minister Taner Yildiz, at the time of the explosion in the mine there were 787 people. A possible cause of the explosion, he called short-circuiting. Authorities of the country have already announced that the incident - one of the worst in the history of Turkey.
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1. People gather immediately after the explosion at the mine in the city of Soma, Manisa province, some 250 km south of Istanbul, May 13, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)
2. Injured miner withdrawn after the explosion at the mine in the city of Soma, Manisa province, some 250 km south of Istanbul, in the evening May 13, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)
3. Rescuers work at the site of the explosion at the mine in the city of Soma, Manisa province, some 250 km south of Istanbul, in the evening May 13, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)
4. Survivor miner alongside his father at the mine near the town of Soma in Manisa province, some 250 km south of Istanbul, in the evening May 13, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)
5. A man kisses his son at the mine near the town of Soma in Manisa province, some 250 km south of Istanbul, in the evening May 13, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)
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10. People comfort relatives of the miners, while rescue operations continue, May 14, 2014. (Photo: Emin Menguarslan / Getty Images)
11. Rescuers work at the site of the explosion at the mine in the city of Soma, Manisa province, May 14, 2014. (Photo: Getty Images)
12. Salvation injured miners lead to an ambulance in the evening May 13, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)
13. Rescuers output injured miners from a collapsed mine in the evening May 13, 2014. (Photo: Getty Images)
14. Families waiting for news of the miners, while rescuers are searching for survivors in the mine, May 13, 2014. (Photo: Getty Images)
15. Relatives and friends gather outside the hospital after the explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, western Turkey, May 13, 2014. (Photo: AP)