南非警察向罢工矿工开枪造成至少30死亡
South Africa's police ministry says at least 30 people were killed Thursday, when officers opened fire on striking workers at a platinum mine.
南非警备部说,南非警察星期四向一个铂金矿的罢工工人开枪,打死至少30人。A ministry official said Friday that police opened fire with automatic weapons at the Lonmin PLC mine, about 120 kilometers northwest of Johannesburg.
南非警备部官员星期五说,警察使用自动武器向隆明公司铂金矿的工人开枪。这座铂金矿位于约翰内斯堡西北方大约120公里。Around 3,000 people have walked off the job in the past week over a pay dispute. Lonmin issued a statement earlier Thursday, warning workers they would be dismissed if they did not return to work by Friday. After the clashes, the management issued a statement saying some of the strikers were armed.
这场罢工是薪酬争端引起的,大约3千名工人参加了罢工。隆明公司星期四早些时候发表声明警告工人说,如果他们不复工,就将被开除。冲突结束后,该矿管理机构发表声明说,一些罢工工人带有武器。
Prior to Thursday's deadly clash, 10 people, including two police officers had been killed in violence related to the mine strike.
在星期四的冲突之前,与矿工罢工有关的暴力冲突已经造成十人死亡,其中包括两名警察。Lonmin is the world's third largest platinum producer.
隆明公司的铂金出产量位居世界第三。