South Africa police claim self-defence in deadly mine...

  • 12 years ago
South Africa's press has been scathing as the country reels from one of the bloodiest security operations since apartheid.

Headlines screamed 'Bloodbath', 'Killing Field' and 'Mine Slaughter'.

However police insist it was self-defence when they fired on striking platinum miners. More than 30 people were killed.

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