Ghana soldiers kill at least 7 people described

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Ghana soldiers kill at least 7 people described as illegal gold miners
ACCRA, Ghana -- Soldiers killed at least seven people at a gold mine in southern Ghana, the West African country's military said.
At least seven killed as soldiers clash with miners in Ghana
The Ghana Armed Forces said about 60 illegal miners had forced their way into the mine run by global giant AngloGold Ashanti and had fired upon the soldiers when they were intercepted. This prompted the soldiers "to retaliate in self-defence",
Seven killed at AngloGold Ashanti’s mine in Ghana
An incident at AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi mine in Ghana's Ashanti Region has reportedly resulted in the deaths of seven individuals, according to the Ghanaian army. The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners,
At least seven people killed by army at Ghana's AngloGold Ashanti mine
A miners' association said the victims were unarmed. The army said seven illegal miners were killed in a firefight.
Soldiers shoot dead at least seven miners in Ghana
At least seven people have been killed in a clash with soldiers on duty at a mine in the central Ashanti region, according to the army. The Ghana Armed Forces said about 60 illegal miners, armed with among others things "pump action guns",
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