LONDON,
May 15, 2014 (WAFA) –President Mahmoud Abbas Thursday called Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Erdogan to offer condolences to victims of the coal mine
explosion in the town of Soma, western Turkey.
Abbas
expressed his deepest regret and sincere condolences to the families and
friends who lost their loved ones in this tragic accident, while wished a fast
recovery to those who were injured.
Reports said that around 787
people were inside the mine when an electrical fault caused the explosion on
Tuesday.
Around
450 workers were rescued while at least 274 workers were killed in the blast.
M.H.
