Nine illegal miners killed by rival workers in S.Africa
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Nine illegal miners from Lethoto were stoned to death by suspected rival workers in a western district of Johannesburg, South African police said on Saturday, denouncing the "barbaric act".

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"The bodies of the nine Lesotho nationals who are zama-zamas (illegal miners), were found lying in the streets of Matholeville while the tenth person was seriously injured" in the violence on Friday, the police said in a statement.