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Lawyers for the victims also told a South African investigation panel hearing opening statements on the Aug. 16 shooting at Lonmin Marikana platinum mine that no police officers appear to have been injured in what was the deadliest canada goose uk shop security incident since the end of apartheid.
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South African police said they had used force as a last resort and that all the shootings were justified in what was a swiftly shifting situation.
evidence will regrettably show that some of the protesters intended a bloodbath, the police said in their opening statement.
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Ten people, buy canada goose jacket cheap including two police officers and two Lonmin security canada goose guards, were killed before police shot Canada Goose Outlet dead 34 and injured more than 70.
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After the Lonmin wildcat strike was settled with hefty wage increases, more miners in the platinum belt centred around Rustenburg, about 120 kms (80 miles) northwest of Johannesburg, embarked on a wave of often violent wildcat walkouts that paralysed several platinum and gold producers.
Most of the disputes have been settled, with many firms threatening to fire striking workers if they did not return.
Lonmin management and the powerful National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) told the panel several witnesses were being intimidated into not testifying. An NUM official was killed earlier this month and the union canada goose factory sale said he was executed to prevent him from giving evidence.
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