South Africa Mine Shooting More Than 30 Striking Workers Killed

	South Africa Mine Shooting More Than 30 Striking Workers Killed Watch: South African Police Open Fire on Striking Miners, Killing Some, Wounding Others eNCA | Striking Miners Killed in Lonmin Shoot-out At least seven miners have been killed in a shoot-out with police during a protest at Lonmin Platinum Mine in the North West province of South Africa. The exact number of dead and wounded is not yet known, but some reports say the death toll is as high as 18. Paramedics are at the scene and at least one victim has reportedly been airlifted to a nearby hospital. The government has yet to make a statement. Police declined to offer casualty figures after the shooting at the Lonmin PLC mine near Marikana, a dusty town about 70 kilometers (40 miles) northwest of Johannesburg. However, police ministry spokesman Zweli Mnisi acknowledged late Thursday some of the miners there had been killed as more police and soldiers surrounded the hostels and shacks near Lonmin's shuttered platinum mine. The South African police have not, however, answered the question of why they chose to open fire on protesters with machine guns. The strike at the Lonmin platinum mine in northern South Africa had already turned violent, with skirmishes between two rival unions, the National Union of Mineworkers and the more radical Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), whose supporters have brandished guns, machetes, spears and clubs. At least 10 people have already died due to fighting between these two unions. Earlier, police had vowed that today was <b>...</b>	From: Maskedhoodlum Views: 315 17 ratings
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