VIDEO: SA police gun down 30 striking miners

[KimJongIllest]

Not too graphic of a video



At least 30 people have been killed after police opened fire on striking platinum miners at the Marikana mine north west of Johannesburg, one of the bloodiest police operations since apartheid ended in South Africa.

Police were sent to intervene after thousands of miners, seen here armed with clubs and machetes, gathered to protest outside the Lonmin-owned platinum mine.

The reasons why police opened fire on the strikers remains unclear, but eyewitness reports suggest the shooting took place after a group of demonstrators rushed at a line of police officers.

According to a journalist at the scene, officers had first used water cannons, tear gas and stun grenades in an attempt to disperse the crowd.

The shootings are the climax to several days of violent protests. 10 people had already been killed in other clashes in the mining town.

The Mine, owned by the world's third largest platinum producer Lonmin, has been at the centre of a violent pay dispute after workers demanded a pay increase to 12,500 rand, or £976 a month.

The London based company had earlier warned striking miners that they would lose their jobs if they did not return to work.

The President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, has said the was 'shocked and dismayed at this senseless violence'. Helen Zille, leader of opposition party the Democratic Alliance, has called for an independent investigation into the shootings.

[Substance]

Saw the video in RT. Disgusting misuse of power.

[Methylamine]

Sad, but what do you expect from trigger-happy South Africans?

[KimJongIllest]

The striking miners were charging at the officers with machetes though. I don't think the police had any choice.

[Mondey]

Madowga iyo machete maxaa kala haystaa!

[Substance]

The striking miners were charging at the officers with machetes though. I don't think the police had any choice.

Robber bullets? Tactical gear like shields and baton? Thats better then this massacre.

[Methylamine]

The striking miners were charging at the officers with machetes though. I don't think the police had any choice.

lol I have a strong feeling they were peacefully demonstrating, but who knows.

[KimJongIllest]

Madowga iyo machete maxaa kala haystaa!

They love their machetes

Robber bullets? Tactical gear like shields and baton? Thats better then this massacre.

I guess your right.

lol I have a strong feeling they were peacefully demonstrating, but who knows.

Protesting peacefully indeed

[Beenaale_No1]

Madowga iyo machete maxaa kala haystaa!

[Alchemist]

I cant believe what i just watched

[IRONm@N]

South African police are the worst. there are a bunch of racist whites and Indian/african foot soldiers, and they use the apartheid doctrine of shoot to kill any blacks protesting. they never learn crowd control or non-lethal means. they are very heavy handed and backward.

[FarhanYare]

this is absolutely nuts wtf were they thinking? they didn't get the memo protest in a civilised way this is not 1830's also wtf is wrong with these animals given the role of policing, why not just fire one shot and hope that deters them away, those victims play station game beey ka dhigteen this is sad..... and yeah one more thing if all things fail they could have sprayed a chemical to blind them or something to that effect.

[FarhanYare]

thats alot of suing to come

[COOL-MAN]

acuudubillah was that real?
i have never seen anything like that. It happens in da movies but real life? WTH?? They coulda hv stopped with first two if threatened. But no they sprayed like wild animals. Nay even wild animals get better treatment than that. ileyn s.afrikaantu waa cawaan!

[FarhanYare]

acuudubillah was that real?
i have never seen anything like that. It happens in da movies but real life? WTH?? They coulda hv stopped with first two if threatened. But no they sprayed like wild animals. Nay even wild animals get better treatment than that. ileyn s.afrikaantu waa cawaan!

walahi waa waxaan layaabay playstation game miyaa