<div class='node-body'><p><span class="image-right" style="width: 275px"><img alt="" border="0" src="/sites/commondreams.org/files/imce-images/southafricanminers_police_0.jpg" style="width: 275px; height: 188px;" title="A policeman (R) fires at protesting miners outside a South African mine in Rustenburg, 100 km (62 miles) northwest of Johannesburg, August 16, 2012. (Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko)" /><span class="caption">A policeman (R) fires at protesting miners outside a South African mine in Rustenburg, 100 km (62 miles) northwest of Johannesburg, August 16, 2012. (Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko)</span></span></p>
<p>South African police opened fire on striking platinum miners on Thursday killing at least a dozen, news agencies are reporting.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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