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Marikana Massacre
On 16 August 2012, police shot dead 34 striking miners at a platinum mine in Marikana, South Africa.
It was one of the bloodiest police operations since apartheid.
On 16 August 2012, police shot dead 34 striking miners at a platinum mine in Marikana, South Africa.
It was one of the bloodiest police operations since apartheid.
Rachel Naylor speaks to one of the survivors, Mzoxolo Magidiwana, who was shot nine times.
(Photo: Miners on strike in Marikana, demanding a pay rise, on 16 August 2012. Credit: AFP/GettyImages)
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