Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas on May 16, 2014 to disperse thousands of protesters in the town of Soma, where close to 300 people died in the country's worst ever mining disaster.
Mining Disaster in Turkey
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Relatives of the miners wait near the coal mine where disaster struck, Soma, May 15, 2014.
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A young man waits outside the coal mine in Soma, May 15, 2014.
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A protester is kicked by Yusuf Yerkel, advisor to Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, as Special Forces police officers detain him during a protest against Mr. Erdogan's visit to Soma, May 14, 2014.