Teargas and plastic bullets used on protesters at scene of worst industrial accident amid anger at PM’s offhand remarks towards victims
Turkish police used teargas, plastic bullets and water cannon to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who gathered on Friday at the scene of the country’s worst industrial accident to protest the country’s dismal work safety record, and the prime minister’s apparently offhand attitude towards victims of the catastrophe.
After Tuesday’s explosion and fire at the mine in Soma, western Turkey, 284 people are confirmed dead. Taner Yildiz, the energy minister, said 18 miners were still missing.