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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 16 Aug 2012

    Police in South Africa open fire on striking miners at #Lonmin mine - 3rd largest producer of platinum. Details soon http://bbc.in/OkNc0U 

    7:30 AM - 16 Aug 2012
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      1. Heather Marsh‏ @GeorgieBC 16 Aug 2012
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        MT @BBCBreaking Police in South Africa open fire on striking miners at #Lonmin mine - 3rd largest producer of platinum. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-19286654 …

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      1. Ines Schumacher‏ @schumsies 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking reports says miners opened fire first, so might want to change that sensationalist headline. #lonmin

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      1. Bajan Man‏ @josacar61 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Are we now seeing how oppression affects the psyche?

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      1. RafuzinYho‏ @RafuzinYho 16 Aug 2012
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        @bbcbreaking It's so amazing how readily the police are willing to shoot "BLACKS". If these were "WHITES", the world would be in an uproar

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      1. Smee‏ @Objet_PetitA 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking 18 dead! It's a SHAME! http://bbc.in/OkNc0U 

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      1. Paul Rogers‏ @paulrogers002 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Saw this on BBC1 evening news: White police machine-gunning Black protesters - how little things have changed in South Africa.

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      1. Keith‏ @regdude2 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Ummm... One way to get them to stop striking I guess :-/ .

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      1. Martin jose‏ @makhno8 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking UK "justice"refuses extrading alledg murder 2France but wants Assange sent to Guantanamo 4not using condompic.twitter.com/mZG0lxmD

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      1. Zavid Debar‏ @zaviddebar 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld why is BBC not reporting on the atrocities of Myanmar? There has not been any coverage!!!

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      1. Paul amour TOON‏ @CheekyTOON24 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Perhaps the British police can use the same tactics on the next group of "workers" that strike in the UK #reducetheunemployed

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      1. Arno Duvenhage‏ @arnoduv 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking this is not breaking you're 4 days..late..

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      1. john merrick‏ @johnmerrick7 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking There are some here running for office that would have our police offers do the same.

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      1. Althea Gerber‏ @altheajvr 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking open fire? They shot rubber bullets! You make it sound like they are killing people.

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      1. Nehuen Calvo‏ @7andabit 16 Aug 2012
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        @bbcbreaking Rubber

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      1. Al Schafer‏ @Excalibur2010 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Another good reason why people need to bear arms..

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