On Thurs., August 16, 2012, in Marikana, South Africa, police moved in to monitor and control a wildcat strike by miners that had already resulted in 10 deaths (including 2 police officers and 2 security guards - the latter of which were overwhelmed and hacked to death).
As police began to lay barbwire to create a defensive barrier, scores of miners brandishing spears, machetes, cudgels, and possibly firearms, stormed their line. The charging miners made it through the barbwire and clouds of...
S. Africa: 35+ Miners Shot Dead
As police began to lay barbwire to create a defensive barrier, scores of miners brandishing spears, machetes, cudgels, and possibly firearms, stormed their line. The charging miners made it through the barbwire and clouds of...
S. Africa: 35+ Miners Shot Dead