Amplats Workers, Security Guards Injured in Clashes at Mine
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Anglo American Platinum Ltd., the world’s largest producer of the metal, said security guards used rubber bullets in clashes between rival labor groups at its South African Siphumelele mine that injured 12 people.
Nine workers were shot and three security guards were hurt in fighting at the mine in Rustenburg, according to an e-mailed statement from Amplats, as the company is known. There were no fatalities and the injured employees received medical attention.