Man Dies of Burns at S. Africa Mine Strike
A man was killed Thursday morning during a protest held by striking platinum miners at a facility operated by the world’s largest producer of the precious metal. Another man, who was shot, is in critical condition.
Hundreds of the 12,000 miners sacked by the world's largest platinum producer in South Africa are on their way to a hill Oct. 6, where they will mourn a colleague who was killed in clashes with police in Bleskop on Oct. 4. Alexander Joe/AFP/GettyImages
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