Friday, August 17, 2012

Labor Violence In South Africa Kills 34 Miners



Police Gun Down Striking South African Miners As Witnesses Say Up To 18 Killed And Scores Wounded -- Daily Mail

Up to 18 people were killed after South African police fired on striking workers at a mine owned by a British company.

Officers opened fire after machete-carrying miners refused to disarm.

The brutal scenes took place at the Marikana platinum mine, which is owned by British miner Lonmin.

Pictures showed bodies lying on the ground in pools of blood.

Scores of police, armed with automatic rifles and pistols, fired on the protesters, leaving many more injured.

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UPDATE:
Lonmin Mine Death Toll Reaches 34 as Police Kill Strikers -- Bloomberg businessweek

More News On Police Killing Striking Miners in South Korea

Video Shows South African Police Shooting Miners -- The Lede/New York Times
Miners killed at South Africa's Lonmin Marikana mine -- BBC
S. Africa police fire at striking mine workers -- USA Today/AP
Rising tensions explode into grisly violence at South African mine -- CNN
Mine Strike Mayhem Stuns South Africa as Police Open Fire -- New York Times
South African Police, Striking Miners Engage in Shootout -- Voice of America
Police in South Africa shoot dead several striking miners -- Christian Science Monitor

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