Ghana Soldiers Kill at Least 7 People Described

At least seven killed at Ghana gold mine
Earlier, Ghana's armed forces said that about 60 illegal miners carrying locally manufactured rifles and other weapons breached the mine's security fence on Saturday and fired on a military patrol deployed there, leading to a shootout.
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.
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Eight illegal miners killed in Ghana in clashes with soldiers
At least eight illegal miners were killed in Ghana overnight after clashes with soldiers guarding the AngloGold Ashanti mining site in central Obuasi, the army said Sunday.
7 illegal miners killed in shootout with army in Ghana gold mine
Seven illegal miners died after they breached a gold mine's security fence carrying rifles and other weapons and engaged in a shootout with the country's military in the Ashanti region.
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 killed by army at Ghana’s AngloGold Ashanti mine
About 60 illegal miners carrying locally manufactured rifles and other weapons breached the Obuasi mine's security fence.
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.
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