South African police fire rubber bullets at Diamondcorp strikers


  • World
  • Friday, 24 Oct 2014

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African police fired rubber bullets on Friday to disperse workers at a mine operated by London-listed DiamondCorp and said members of the hardline AMCU union were involved in the protest.

Police spokesman Stephen Thakeng said four of the workers from the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union were injured and 16 arrested for public violence in the latest bout of labour unrest in South Africa's mining sector.

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