South African Union Clash Turns Deadly

Author:
Al Jazeera English
Publisher:
Al Jazeera English
Publication Date:
13 August 2012
Tags:
South Africa, Arms and Military Affairs, Governance, Mining

At least nine people, including two police officers, have been killed in clashes between rival unions at a South African platinum mine. The violence is the most deadly incident in the standoff between the two unions.

Al Jazeera's Stephanie Scawen reports.

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