SOUTH AFRICA: Six workers killed in bus attack

Six South African miners were burnt to death when the bus taking them to work was set alight by a petrol bomb thrown by unknown attackers, police and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Tuesday. The attack occured Monday night near the town of Burgersfort in northern Limpopo province while the workers were […]

Six South African miners were burnt to death when the bus taking them to work was set alight by a petrol bomb thrown by unknown attackers, police and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Tuesday. The attack occured Monday night near the town of Burgersfort in northern Limpopo province while the workers were being driven to the Modikwa platinum mine, operated by African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) and Anglo American Platinum.

The companies said in a joint statement that 44 workers were also receiving medical attention in the wake of the attack.