South Africa police accused of 'state sponsored massacre' at mine
STORY: South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine near the town of Stilfontein.At least 78 people died during a police siege there.Police had encircled the mine and cut off food and water supplies since August,
South African police lower cage into mine to check if anyone left after 78 died
South African police lowered a camera down more than a mile (1.5 km) underground into an illegal gold mine on Thursday to ascertain if any survivors or corpses were still there after a months-long siege by authorities in which at least 78 miners died.
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
Police operation to stamp out illegal mining by blocking food supplies has turned to tragedy as relatives wait for loved ones ...
At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water ...
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