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Miners work to rescue their friends hours after an explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 17 miners and left up to 300 workers trapped underground, in Soma, in western Turkey. (AP)
Miners carry a rescued friend hours after an explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 17 miners and left up to 300 workers trapped underground, in Soma, in western Turkey. (AP)
Miners help a rescued friend hours after an explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 17 miners and left up to 300 workers trapped underground, in Soma. (AP)
Medics, family members and friends wait outside a hospital hours after an explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 17 miners and left up to 300 workers trapped underground, in Soma, in western Turkey. (AP)
Miners escort a rescued friend after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, in western Turkey. (AP)
The body of a miner is carried to an ambulance in Soma, a district in Turkey's western province of Manisa. (REUTERS)
Relatives of miners trapped in a coal mine react as they wait in front of the site in Soma, a district in Turkey's western province of Manisa. (REUTERS)
A general view of a coal mine where miners are trapped near Soma, a district in Turkey's western province. (REUTERS)