The Turkish Interior Minister, Suleiman Sweilo, announced today, Saturday, the number of victims of a mine explosion in the state of Partin, in the north of the country, to 40 people.
According to the Turkish Interior Minister, the explosion led to the besieging of 49 persons in the mine’s hazardous region.
The Turkish Minister of Health, Fakhr al -Din Qawa, announced earlier that 28 people were killed in the mine’s explosion, and added in a statement via his Twitter account that 11 injured were receiving treatment.
Preliminary investigations found that the explosion was caused by a gas leak, according to Energy Minister Fatih Donmez.
40 persons were killed in the mine explosion in northern Turkey.
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