8 Illegal Miners Killed In Ghana In Clashes With Soldiers

At least seven killed as soldiers clash with miners in Ghana
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. The Ghana Armed Forces said about 60 illegal miners had forced their way into the mine run by global giant AngloGold Ashanti and had fired upon the soldiers when they were intercepted.
Eight Illegal Miners Killed In Ghana In Clashes With Soldiers: Army
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.
Ghana Soldiers Kill at Least 7 People Described as Illegal Gold Miners
Soldiers killed at least seven people at a gold mine in southern Ghana, the West African country's military said. Ghana’s armed forces said Sunday in a statement on X that around 60 “illegal miners” carrying locally manufactured rifles and other weapons breached the security fences of the Obuasi gold mining site in the Ashanti region on Saturday night.
At least seven people killed by army at Ghana's AngloGold Ashanti mine
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.
Military clarifies AngloGold Ashanti mine deaths
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed the death of seven persons and injury of another after some illegal miners intruded the Anglo Gold Ashanti mines at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region Saturday night.
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