Speaker Anġlu Farrugia this afternoon "expressed his deepest sorrow" over the mine tragedy in Soma, Turkey on Tuesday.
He said he was deeply saddened by the coal mine explosion which left more than 280 people dead in the country’s worst mining accident.
His thoughts and sincerest condolences were first and foremost for the families of those involved in the accident as well as the communities affected by the explosion and the people of Turkey in general.