South African police open fire on striking Lonmin miners - Rough Cuts

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT -- South African police open fire on striking miners armed with machetes and sticks at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine, killing 34 people in the deadliest episode of a week of union violence. Another 78 people were injured in the shooting near a squatter camp close to the mine, which occurred when police laying out barricades of barbed wire were outflanked by some of an estimated 3,000 miners massed on a rocky outcrop near the mine, northwest of Johannesburg. Police later said they fired in self-defense. Some 259 people were arrested. (August 16, 2012)

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[SwickedV]

bro you do realize that the protesters were harming innocent bystanders and to my recollection a women was even raped ?

the police needed to be there but I don't agree with them shooting down people...

any non lethal acts by the police would have been entirely justifiable

[griffonsa]

34 down, 70 million more to go!!!

FYI, ignorant white liberals....

These "innocent" strikers, are armed with machettes! What would YOU do if they came charging?????

When u strike, u dont do it with weapons! But they're obviously too stupid to know what "striking" means...

[duvit22]

what the hell is that..!!!! stand and fight like a man police officer...!!! fkin chickens... that ain't fair thats 34 souls u removed there... just because u r a pussioh man admit it to the world you cant fight because u r a girly.... bitch..!!!

[KAIDE2009]

That's fucked us brits should of stayed

[qbankilla]

rubber bullets wont do much when ther are so many ppl running at you if you dont beleive me then put yourself in their shoes with a rubber bullet gun and try stop over 50 ppl with machete running at you trust me you wont stop any of them

[qbankilla]

what will you do if a group of ppl run at you with machete to kill you ? shoot them back or let them kill you ?

[John terry]

oh i never knew police were hired to murder and these cops killed bcuz they cut their own cop earlier on

[Lee Hollis]

Look at the racial harmony ? Are you fucking stupid ? There is no harmony in this video between anybody.

[DaSlug32]

Classic. Lead them through a channel, then mow them down. Do not mess with the ANC regime, Mandela is god here and those that try to weaken that power get dead.

[muddie3500]

South Africa is a fucked up shit country full of nazi police and bongo rapist Citizens!!!

[Chuckjagerdiver]

The Dutch have taught them well I guess.