South African police open fire on striking miners – in pictures
Police open fire on striking workers at Lonmin's Marikana platinum minePhotograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/ReutersProtesting miners try to avoid the policePhotograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/ReutersPolice open fire on the minersPhotograph: AP
A miner runs for coverPhotograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/ReutersMiners throw stones at the policePhotograph: APPolice react after firing at the miners Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/ReutersA policeman gestures in front of the bodies of minersPhotograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/ReutersIt was claimed that as many as 18 people may have been killedPhotograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/ReutersPolice surround the bodies of miners on the groundPhotograph: APA paramedic and policewoman tend to the woundedPhotograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters
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