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South Africa police accused over Marikana mine deaths South Africa police accused over Marikana mine deaths
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South African police had a "defective" plan to break up a strike at a platinum mine, which led to the deaths of 34 miners, an inquiry has found.South African police had a "defective" plan to break up a strike at a platinum mine, which led to the deaths of 34 miners, an inquiry has found.
President Jacob Zuma said a commission into the deaths at the Marikana mine in August 2012 concluded the police were wrong to go ahead with their plan.President Jacob Zuma said a commission into the deaths at the Marikana mine in August 2012 concluded the police were wrong to go ahead with their plan.
Police have always claimed self-defence over the shooting of the workers during a protest over wages.Police have always claimed self-defence over the shooting of the workers during a protest over wages.
It was the worst violence in South Africa since the end of apartheid.It was the worst violence in South Africa since the end of apartheid.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The killings led to intense scrutiny over the roles of the police, mining companies, unions and the government.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. Reading out the findings of the inquiry, Mr Zuma said that the police had planned to encircle the strikers with barbed wire in the morning on 16 August and allow them out after disarming them.
But as the number of strikers grew later in the day, they implemented a "tactical option" which resulted in the deaths of 34 strikers.
The commission concluded the police should have appreciated that the situation was such that "it would have been impossible to disarm and disperse the strikers without significant bloodshed".