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Anti-government protests have erupted across cities in Turkey as the death toll from an explosion in a coal mine swelled to at least 280, in the worst mining disaster in Turkish history.
Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannons at thousands of protesters in Istanbul as unions staged a one-day nationwide strike over what they say are poor safety standards since the formerly state-run facilities were leased to private companies.
Show all 20 1 /20In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Protesters run away from tear gas during a protest on Istiklal avenue in Istanbul
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Riot police disperse protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets during a protest at Istiklal avenue in Istanbul
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Photographers takes pictures of a man in a wheelchair as Turkish riot police use water cannon to disperse protesters during as they clash during a demonstration in memory of the victims of the Soma mine explosion on Istiklal avenue in Istanbul
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Protesters stands in front of a Turkish police's water canon in Ankara during a demonstration gathering hundreds after more than 200 people were killed in an explosion at a mine
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey The moment the PM's aide Yusuf Yerkel was allegedly caught kicking a protester
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In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Turkish riot police use water cannon to disperse protesters as they clash during a demonstration for the victims of the Soma mine explosion in Istanbul
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Turkish riot police fires water cannon at the protester on a wheelchair in Istanbul
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Turkey declared three days of mourning as the death toll from the country's worst mining disaster in more than two decades reached 205, with fears that the number could climb much higher
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Riot police run away from the flames of a fire bomb thrown by protesters in Ankara
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Riot police detain a protester as he and others demonstrate to blame the ruling AK Party (AKP) government on the mining disaster, in Ankara
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Riot police disperse protesters with shields and tear gas during a protest in front of the Mineral Research & Exploration (MTA) headquarters in Istanbul
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Riot police try to stop protesters who were attacking the Soma offices of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party during his visit to the coal mine in Soma. A violent protest erupted in the Turkish city of Soma, where more than 200 coal miners have died after a mine explosion. Many in the crowd expressed anger at Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government. Rocks were being thrown and some people were shouting that Erdogan was a "Murderer!" and a "Thief!"
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Protesters attack a police car as they clash during a demonstration for the victims of the Soma mine explosion in Istanbul
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Protesters try to defend themselves with plant pots
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Riot police use tear gas against protesters during a demonstration in Ankara
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Anger grows across Turkey as hopes faded for scores of workers trapped in a collapsed mine, edging it closer to becoming the country's worst-ever industrial disaster
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey The last miner to be rescued alive emerged from the mine in the early hours of the second day of the rescue effort. A fire was said to have been burning inside the mine long into the day and high levels of carbon monoxide have forced rescue teams to halt the operation on a number of occasions
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Protesters gather on the streets pf Istanbul
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Protesters face Turkish riot police using tear gas in Ankara
In pictures: Violent clashes in Turkey erupt after mine explosion kills over 280 Turkey Turkish riot policemen arrest a protester in Ankara
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