Suspects held as last of 301 mine victims buried

A Turkish court ordered three suspects to be kept in custody yesterday on a provisional charge of "causing multiple deaths" in last week’s mine disaster, as the last of the 301 victims were buried.

Of the remaining 22 people detained earlier, six suspects were released but could face prosecution later. Questioning of the other 16 people was continuing last night.

The detentions came five days after a fire sent deadly carbon monoxide coursing through the mine in the western town of Soma, causing Turkey’s worst ever industrial accident.