‘Doomsday’: Turkish town reels as 17 killed in steel factory blast | AFP

Six people have been arrested overnight after a huge blast at a steel plant near the western city of Izmir killed 17 workers, with grieving families waiting to receive their loved ones' bodies for burial. Onlookers say Monday's massive explosion felt like "an earthquake" when it ripped through the HABAS steel factory in Aliaga, a district 60 kilometres (37 miles) north of Izmir known for shipbreaking and heavy industry.

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