The sombre procession continues in the Turkish town of Soma as more bodies are retrieved from the mine.<br /><br />At least 292 miners lost their lives when an explosion ripped through the tunnels on Tuesday. The authorities say 10 remain underground, although union representatives claim the figure could be higher.<br /><br />The anger which has followed the country’s worst industrial accident could be seen in all of the major cities.<br /><br />Tear gas and water cannon were used in an effort to disperse demonstrators in Istanbul who refused to leave the site of their peaceful protest.<br /><br />Many have accused the government and the mining company of negligence, charges which both parties flatly deny.<br /><br />Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been criticised for his perceived insensitivity towards the disaster.<br /><br />His ruling AKP party has called for an inquiry into the accident, just three weeks after rejecting a probe over the mine’s safety from the opposition.
