Autopsies Show Miners Were Shot While Fleeing - Report

A report quoting an unnamed source has revealed that the autopsies done on miners killed by police during the Marikana protests were shot in the back.

Police on the scene at Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana in' the North West where ongoing violence resulted in the shooting of a number of people on Thursday, 16 August 2012.

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