Guinea Investigating After 5 Killed Near Vale’s Zogota Site

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Five people were killed and three others wounded in Guinea on Aug. 3 when gunmen attacked the village of Zogota, where Vale SA is developing an iron-ore mine, the Guinean Human Rights Organization said.

Guinean President Alpha Conde “deeply regrets the unfortunate events” and said an investigation has been started, according to an e-mailed statement, which didn’t give details on the incident.