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Turkish Mine Disaster: Gas Masks Were Old, Cheap, Made In China

Recuers wait outside the entrance of the Soma mine on May 15.
Recuers wait outside the entrance of the Soma mine on May 15. Lu Zhe/Xinhua/ZUMA

With more than 300 dead, survivors of last week’s Soma mine disaster in Turkey say their gas masks were useless. Turns out they were 20-year-old dirt cheap models. All apparently legal.

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