Soldiers kill 7 people at Ghana’s AngloGold Ashanti mine
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At least eight illegal miners were killed in Ghana overnight after clashes with soldiers guarding the AngloGold Ashanti mining site in central Obuasi, the army said Sunday.
Soldiers killed seven people during a clash with illegal gold miners at the Obuasi mine in Ghana. The incident sparked an official investigation and apology from the government. AngloGold Ashanti, the mine's owner,
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed the death of seven persons and injury of another after some illegal miners intruded on the Anglo Gold Ashanti mines at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region Saturday night.
AngloGold Ashanti Ghana has confirmed a violent incident on its Obuasi concession, where seven illegal miners lost their lives, and several others, including a member of the security forces, sustained injuries.
At least seven people have been killed in a clash with soldiers on duty at a mine in the central Ashanti region, according to the army.
A confrontation at an AngloGold Ashanti mine in Ghana led to nine reported deaths and fourteen injuries, according to a miners' association. The Ghanaian military stated that the event resulted from a shootout with armed trespassers.
A miners' association said the victims were unarmed. The army said seven illegal miners were killed in a firefight.
A Ghanaian small-scale miners' association on Sunday said soldiers killed at least nine unarmed people at an AngloGold Ashanti mine on Saturday night,
A Ghanaian small-scale miners' association on Sunday said soldiers killed nine unarmed people at an AngloGold Ashanti mine on Saturday night, while the army said seven illegal miners had been killed in a firefight.
According to the military, a group of around 60 miners allegedly armed with "pump-action guns and homemade weapons" forced their way into the AngloGold Ashanti site and exchanged fire with soldiers, leading to the deadly response.