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6 Mar 2017

Author:
Victor Magwedze & Tara Penny, EyeWitness News (South Africa)

So. Africa: 14 suspected illegal miners killed; police say "mass killing could be linked to rival gangs involved in illegal mining"

"Police find bodies of 8 more murdered illegal miners", 6 March 2017

Gauteng police have discovered another eight bodies in Benoni, bringing the number of murdered illegal miners to 14. Police suspect that the motive behind the mass killing could be linked to rival gangs involved in illegal mining...Illegal miners in the area have told Eyewitness News that they heard gun shots at a nearby shaft on Sunday. They've warned that the so called rival Zama Zamas are armed and dangerous...