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Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police 'smoke them out' tactics

The miners are suspected to have died of starvation and dehydration, although no causes of death have been released.

The Associated Press on MSN · 18h

South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 16h

Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine After Standoff With Authorities

At least 78 people have died after authorities imposed a blockade on an illegal gold mine here, part of a monthslong standoff between prospectors and a government determined to force them to surface—often by cutting off their food and water.

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S.Africa rescuers say clearance of clandestine miners now over

Rescuers retrieving illegal miners from a disused South African gold shaft said on Thursday a final sweep appeared to show ...

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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 ...

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60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa; many more trapped

Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by ...

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