Gaddafi Mdoda, one of the leaders of the striking Amplats mineworkers, described the confrontation Thursday morning between police and some of the fired miners as brief|In a violent confrontation not seen since the end of apartheid in 1994, police shot and killed 34 striking miners and wounded scores more|”The situation remains tense,” Ngubane said|Thulani Ngubane said at least one person “is fighting for his life” in the hospital after being shot|Another person died of his wounds after being set alight by striking workers, Ngubane said}

JOHANNESBURG Striking miners killed one man by setting him on fire Thursday while another was shot and seriously wounded in rekindled labor unrest in South Africa that saw police firing tear gas and rubber bullets.

The violence near an Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) mine has escalated since the company dismissed 12,000 striking miners on Friday.

North West police spokesman Brig. Thulani Ngubane said at least one person “is fighting for his life” in the hospital after being shot. It was unclear if the victim was a miner or 천안출장마사지 whether the bullet had been fired by police. Another person died of his wounds after being set alight by striking workers, Ngubane said.

“The situation remains tense,” Ngubane said.