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Platinum Miners Shot With Tear Gas by South African Police
Feb. 16, 2012 03:26PM PST
Precious Metals InvestingReuters reported South African riot police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon on Thursday at hundreds of striking miners from Impala Platinum’s (JSE:IMP) Rustenberg mine.
Reuters reported South African riot police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon on Thursday at hundreds of striking miners from Impala Platinum’s (JSE:IMP) Rustenberg mine.
As quoted in the market news:
At least 50 officers, backed by armoured vehicles and two helicopters, moved into a shanty town near the mine after the miners torched homes in a dramatic escalation of a month-long strike that has hit the company and global platinum prices.