Anger as Turkish firm clears thousands of trees to build plant
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A Turkish company has cut down thousands of trees to make way for a power plant in the western town of Soma, in a move that angered activists.
Kolin Group -- one of Turkey's biggest conglomerates -- uprooted 6,000 olive trees on Friday to make room for a coal power plant in Soma's Yirca village, where locals have been guarding the grove for more than 52 days.
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