"Killings at UK-owned Tanzanian gold mine alarm MPs"

Killings at a British-owned gold mine in east Africa have alarmed a group of MPs, lawyers and human rights campaigners, who have called on the British government to intervene. The all-party parliamentary group on international corporate responsibility met last week to discuss incidents at a Tanzanian mine run by African Barrick Gold (ABG), amid unconfirmed allegations that four people may have been killed there this year. Lisa Nandy MP, who chairs the group, said: "In the past six years we know that 16 people have been shot dead by the Tanzanian police, which indicates that this is a major problem."...A representative of ABG told the Observer that...[the company is] "deeply saddened by any injury or loss of life at our operations. The company is committed to addressing legitimate grievances in an open and transparent way, but we will not compensate illegitimate claims or lawsuits."