The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has expressed deep concern over the violent clash between soldiers and illegal miners in Obuasi, which resulted in the death of seven people.
Ghana soldiers kill at least 7 people described
Obuasi Violence: 6 Victims Of Clash Between Illegal Miners, Soldiers At AngloGold Buried
Ghana soldiers kill at least 7 people described as illegal gold miners
ACCRA, Ghana -- Soldiers killed at least seven people at a gold mine in southern Ghana, the West African country's military said.
At Least 7 Killed As Soldiers Clash With Miners In Ghana
Life is gradually returning to normalcy in Obuasi following Sunday’s military clash with some illegal miners in Ghana’s oldest gold mining town.
The chief of Ashaiman, Nii Annang Adzor, has called for calm and urged youth in the affected communities near AngloGold Ashanti mines to refrain from any reprisal attacks on soldiers .
The tragic incident in Obuasi, which has been widely termed a massacre, has ignited intense public discourse .
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has blamed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the current government for the tragic Obuasi mine incident that resulted in multiple deaths and injuries.
Nana Agyenim Boateng, popularly known as Gyataba, has condemned the recent clash between some youth and military personnel at the AngloGold Ashanti mining site in Obuasi.
A miners' association said the victims were unarmed. The army said seven illegal miners were killed in a firefight.
A confrontation at an AngloGold Ashanti mine in Ghana led to nine reported deaths and fourteen injuries, according to a miners' association. The Ghanaian military stated that the event resulted from a shootout with armed trespassers.
Soldiers killed seven people during a clash with illegal gold miners at the Obuasi mine in Ghana. The incident sparked an official investigation and apology from the government. AngloGold Ashanti, the mine's owner,
Obuasi mourns, and so should the rest of Ghana . Seven vibrant lives, cut down in their prime, have become the latest reminder of the fragility of human worth in a nation that once proudly championed its commitment to human rights .
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