South African police fired on striking workers at a platinum mine, killing 34 people.
South African Police Kill 34 Striking Miners

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An unidentified woman chants as she protests against the police opening fire and killing striking mine workers a day earlier at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, August 17, 2012.

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Members of a South African police crime unit investigate the scene of the shooting of miners at the Lonmin mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, August 17, 2012.

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An unidentified woman cries as she protests against the police opening fire and killing striking mine workers a day earlier at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, August 17, 2012.

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A policeman fires at protesting miners outside a South African mine in Rustenburg, August 16, 2012.