Turkey Coal-Mine Disaster Clashes Kill Second Person in Istanbul
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A second person died today of injuries received as protesters clashed with Turkish police over last week’s deadly mine fire.
The person was wounded in an explosion late yesterday in Istanbul’s Okmeydani district as demonstrators denounced the deaths of 301 miners in the blaze, Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu said. A man was shot dead during battles in the city, while nine people, including eight policemen, were injured, he said.