By Yesim and Dikmen SOMA, Turkey (Reuters) - Rescuers pulled more dead and injured from a coal mine in western Turkey on Wednesday more than 19 hours after an explosion, bringing the death toll to 205 in what could become the nation's worst ever mining disaster. Hundreds more were still believed to be trapped in the mine in Soma, about 480 kilometres (298 miles) southwest of Istanbul. \"We are heading towards this accident likely being the deadliest ever in Turkey,\" Energy Minister Taner Yildiz told reporters at the scene. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan declared three days of national mourning.
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