the president abdullah gol has been to the site. there has been scuffles between riot police and protesters. in istanbul they threw fire works and petrol bombs and police retaliated with what were called rubber pellets and smoke bombs. in ismaya they broke up the protest. caroline mall own joins us. it would appear it's a while since a survivor has been pulled out. how dangerous is it still, for those that need to go in, to pull out the bodies and make the mine safe? >> that's right. we understand it's dangerous for any rescue or retrieval of bodies operations in the mine behind us, reflected in the quite scope that we are seeing here today. as you mentioned the only occasion we see ambulances come from the scope bringing more dead bodies. most of the action that we have seen has been when there has been high up politician visits like that of president abdullah gol yesterday, bringing a level of resentment from some of the rescuers and miners and relatives. as the politicians visit. they get the feeling that the operations are stall

president abdullah gol was at the site on wednesday, and he said that there would be a revision of the regulations, there needed to be a review, and he said there needed to be unity also among all turks, to address this disaster and make things right in the future. >> the conditions there have been described as perilous, a graveyard for miners because of those companies, and certainly the government has not helped itself by using the water canons on people, and the picture of recep tayyip erdogan, the prime minister's aid kicking a protestor - awful pictures that we have seen from turkey. andrew simmonds, appreciate your time. thank you for your reporting. >>> now to the disturbing allegations that veterans suffered or died six because they were not able to see a doctor in time. the nation-wide scandal exploded when a doctor at a phoenix arizona va hospital blew the whistle that as many as 40 doctors died because of delays getting attention. he highlighted a secret list concealing long weight times, some lasting more than a year. at his first congressional hearing, veterans' affairs se

this time president abdullah abdullah gol. he called for a re view on safety regulations after a did asker. >> one individual lost a huge pain for their family. this is felt by all of us. we face a huge devastation. we need to unite and face the pain and unity. >> in soma the long list of victims and grieving families are named over the municipalities address system. this town is dependent on coal mining that supplies the thermal power station. people here are eithering with emotion over safety questions. whether this will have app impact on the government is unclear. >> one of america's fears is coming true. syria's grautal civil war is on the verge of spilling over. there was a car explosion on the border. it killed 40, it did not involve government forces. one opposition group targeted another opposition group, trying to gain control of the border post. >> attorneys for three al jazeera journalists on trial say the prosecution has new unreasonable demands, wanting the defence to pay hundreds of thousands in fees to see the