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Thirty people killed in South African mining strike clashes as police shoot on protesters
17th Aug 2012 9:07am | By Editor
Thirty people have been killed in South Africa after police opened fire on striking miners armed with bottles and machetes.
Workers walked out last Friday demanding higher wages at the Marikana Mine and the dispute came to a head yesterday when police opened fire on protestors, leaving at least 30 dead.
Several thousand miners have gathered at the mine in the town 62 miles north-west of Johannesburg calling for a pay rise of more than $1000 a month.
It has been reported that the police opened fire when a group of striking miners rushed towards them and that the police had previously tried to subdue the crowd with tear gas, a water canon and stun grenades.
Photo: Getty.
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