S.Africa frees miners after murder charges shelved
- 12 years ago
South African authorities have released some of the miners previously charged with murdering their colleagues shot dead by police.
The charges, brought under an apartheid-era law, were dropped yesterday following a national outcry.
Some 270 miners were originally detained more than two weeks ago during a wildcat strike at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine.
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The charges, brought under an apartheid-era law, were dropped yesterday following a national outcry.
Some 270 miners were originally detained more than two weeks ago during a wildcat strike at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine.
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http://www.euronews.net/