Miners dig for diamonds in Marange, Zimbabwe, in this November 2006 image. Human Rights Watch says Zimbabwe's armed forces have taken over diamond fields in the east, killing more than 200 people in the process. Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi / AP fileZimbabwe Military Blamed For Bloodshed In Diamond Mining -- CNN
HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Illegal diamond mining by Zimbabwean troops is leading to bloodshed and attacks against civilians, said a global watchdog group formed to cut the flow of so-called "blood diamonds."
Residents and workers contributed accounts of attacks detailed by the interim findings of the Kimberley Process after a weeklong investigation in Zimbabwe.
The probe started days after a Human Rights Watch report accused the nation's armed forces of violently taking over the diamond fields in Marange district and killing about 200 people since last year. Some victims of the clash were buried in mass graves, the report said.
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