South African police vow to crack down on strike intimidation


  • World
  • Thursday, 15 May 2014

MARIKANA South Africa (Reuters) - South Africa's police minister vowed to crack down on violence against platinum miners who were trying to return to work and arrest "within hours" strikers he said were behind a campaign of intimidation.

South Africa's longest and costliest strike ever, has taken a violent turn in recent days, with four miners killed as more employees try to report for work at the world's top platinum producers.

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