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Death toll in Turkish mine disaster unlikely to exceed 302 - minister

16/05/2014 - 8:24

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The death toll in this week's mining accident in western Turkey is unlikely to be more than 302 people, Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Friday.

A maximum of 18 people are still in the coal mine, Yildiz told reporters in televised comments on the country's deadliest ever mine disaster.

(Reporting by Seda Sezer; Editing by Daren Butler)