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Lanxess strike: South African miners shot with rubber bullets | Lanxess strike: South African miners shot with rubber bullets |
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Ten South African miners have been injured after security guards fired rubber bullets at a crowd of striking workers, police say. | Ten South African miners have been injured after security guards fired rubber bullets at a crowd of striking workers, police say. |
Police spokesman Thulani Ngubane said the miners had been taken to hospital. | Police spokesman Thulani Ngubane said the miners had been taken to hospital. |
A spokeswoman for Lanxess, which owns the chrome mine, said the guards had opened fire in self-defence. | A spokeswoman for Lanxess, which owns the chrome mine, said the guards had opened fire in self-defence. |
Industrial relations remain volatile in South Africa's key mining sector after police shot dead 34 striking workers at the Marikana mine last year. | Industrial relations remain volatile in South Africa's key mining sector after police shot dead 34 striking workers at the Marikana mine last year. |
Last week, workers at Lonmin, which owns the Marikana mine, took part in a two-day strike. | |
The Lanxess chrome miners went on a wildcat strike in a row over bonuses last Thursday. | The Lanxess chrome miners went on a wildcat strike in a row over bonuses last Thursday. |
Police say the situation is now under control after the shooting at the Rustenburg mine, north of Johannesburg, and that none of those injured are in a critical condition. | Police say the situation is now under control after the shooting at the Rustenburg mine, north of Johannesburg, and that none of those injured are in a critical condition. |
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