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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 16 Aug 2012

    At least 30 people killed in Thursday's clashes between South African police and striking miners, police minister says http://bbc.in/PhQjZc 

    10:42 PM - 16 Aug 2012
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    • QurtabaNews Peter Matthewson Sonam Shah the mudlark Akhilesh Gupta Heather Jochens Karma Loveday lucky ardo chuanly psb
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      1. Charles Chidi‏ @Ufere 17 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking police brutality continues well into 21st century. When will they learn.

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      1. Glenn Redwood‏ @4SeasonsFoods 17 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking a massacre

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      1. Arron france‏ @ArronFrance 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Now that's how the riots should of been delt with last year !

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      1. CHRIS ELLIS‏ @aChrisEllis 16 Aug 2012
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        @bbcbreaking warning:never run at the police with a machetee

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      1. asanda asilele‏ @asilele50 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking what is going on here in south africa...this needs to be stopped to many people are dying

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      1. Ben Gad‏ @eric_bengad 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking score now 35. No police injuries?! Acted on behalf of NUM (alliance partner) to eradicate opposition union?! Ps mpy work there.

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      1. Carlo Butalid‏ @butalidnl 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking it would be a 'clash' if some of the police got hurt. As it is, it is just a 'police shooting' - quite one-sided actually.

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      1. R Guy Fiddian-Green‏ @umkuluikhanda 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Half the 69 killed at Sharpeville. Product greatly improved policing methods?

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      1. ABDULHAKEEM‏ @Alhams_Group 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking better than Boko Haram

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      1. mashtio‏ @Mashtio 16 Aug 2012
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        @bbcbreaking whether all the things left by Mandela has been extinct in this country? @antara @tv_one @metro_tv

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      1. Nsamba‏ @9991pm 16 Aug 2012
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        @bbcbreaking Thats so sad. Gov't should quickly come in with peaceful means whenever grudges arise other than brutal means.

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      1. 50NiftyUSA‏ @50NiftyUSA 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking I would rather die in the mine.

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