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South Africa's Lonmin Marikana mine clashes killed 34

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The BBC's correspondent Milton Nkosi: "President Zuma has expressed shock at what he called senseless violence"

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Thirty-four people were killed after police opened fire on striking miners at a South African mine on Thursday, the police chief has said.

Riah Phiyega said police had been forced to shoot after armed protesters charged them, "firing shots", at the Marikana mine in the north-east.

At least 78 people were injured in the confrontation, she added.

Unions are demanding an inquiry into the incident - one of the bloodiest police operations since apartheid.

The Lonmin-owned platinum mine has been at the centre of a violent pay dispute, exacerbated by tensions between two rival trade unions.

Violence had already killed 10 people, including two police

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Originally Posted by Nehru:

Like Caribj read this and SHIT hold am. Deh man like he get Belly Wuk.

Hmmmm.  Ydes I guess Ramotar is kind.  He ONLY killed three people and injured many others.

 

I guess Burnham is also kind as many others killed far more than he did, Mengistu of Ethiopia and Fidel Castro being examples.

FM

At least 78 people were also injured and more than 200 people arrested.

A police spokesman has told the BBC efforts were being made to contact people, but it would take some time.

Earlier, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma announced an inquiry into Thursday clashes, calling the deaths there "tragic".

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President Zuma: ''We are all saddened and dismayed by the events''

The circumstances that led police to open fire remain unclear, but reports from eyewitnesses suggest the shooting took place after a group of demonstrators, some holding clubs and machetes, rushed at a line of police officers.

Police, armed with automatic rifles and pistols, fired dozens of shots.

"I am convinced that the Commission of Inquiry will uncover the

 

Caribj gun SHIT like leaking pipe now.

Nehru

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Originally Posted by Nehru:

Like Caribj read this and SHIT hold am. Deh man like he get Belly Wuk.

You bull shit racist maleducated waste people would indeed take this as an example of the greater evil. These are completely different circumstances. These are antagonistic, armed people attacking the police. The gross ill preparedness of the Police to meet protesters it is the only parallel.

 

I am deeply saddened by the turn of events in Guyana because I expect more savvy leaders are necessary to mobilize opposition the PPP corrupt, heavy handed and autocratic government. Ramotar is a crook and a parasite. He has no credibility on his selection and to this point he has not shown any leadership qualities. All he has demonstrated is he is the same conservator of Indian hegemony no different from his predecessor.

 

As long as they have the helm of the state they will continue to pillage the society. They are completely bereft of any saving grace. Not one iota of progressive, pro democratic, pro conciliatory bone exist in this party at the moment. It is petrified corruption.

 

Alas, Hinds, Benschop, et all are proving to be uncreative vitriolic distillates of the PPP bile.  Instead of consolidating a core set of issues that has to change, and mobilizing the people using strategies of social media and current app technology to synthesize an effective opposition, they  allow themselves to be presented as empty talking heads. I hope they get their act together. The PPP has to be pushed or dragged to make ideas of fundamental  changes to how things are done and it cannot be by simply trash talking on the soap box.

 

Why in the hell has APNU and the AFC, for example,  not refuse adamantly the idea of Brassington sitting on the committee to investigate the deaths at linden? He should not be even in the same room. This is the corrupt facilitator of PPP  pillaging of the state. That the PPP puts him on the panel speaks to the contempt they have for the opposition. And those sorry pussies are taking it. How can justice come from a committee with the head crook for the state represented on it?

FM

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