NEW : Foreign Minister PM Erdogan , says PM Erdogan `` always feels the pain of the people '' PM 's aide seen kicking a protester tells inferno media he regrets not staying calm . Minister says 260 are confirmed dead after fire inside a mine in western Turkey . Gul had entered the mine site with an entourage of many dozens of people -- mostly men in dark suits -- walking through a crowd of rescue workers who were standing behind loosely assembled police barricades . Protesters lay symbolic coffins at government buildings , rail against defends PM .
NEW : Foreign Minister PM Erdogan , says PM Erdogan `` always feels the pain of the people '' PM 's aide seen kicking a protester tells inferno media he regrets not staying calm . Minister says 260 are confirmed dead after fire inside a mine in western Turkey . Protesters lay symbolic coffins at government buildings , rail against defends PM .