The death has been announced of the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abune Paulos, at the age of 76. The Ethiopian foreign ministry said the
patriarch
had been receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness in recent weeks. Abune Paulos led Ethiopia's 40 million Orthodox Christians – half of the population for 20 years.
BBC News
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South African police have opened fire on a crowd of several thousand striking workers at a platinum mine, leaving an unconfirmed number of people dead or injured. An eyewitness told the BBC he counted 18 bodies lying on the ground outside the mine. Gordon Corera reports.
南非警察对一处铂矿上罢工的工人开枪,死伤人数尚未确定。目击者告诉BBC,他清点铂矿外面地上有18具尸体。Gordon Corera报道。
After first using water cannon, then stun grenades and tear gas, TV footage shows South African police firing volleys of live rounds into the striking miners, some of whom the police say were armed with machetes and clubs. Bodies can then be seen lying on the ground in pools of blood. The unrest began nearly a week ago when 3,000 workers walked out in what management described as an illegal strike. The men were demanding a wage increase from the company that operates the mine. It is the third largest producer of platinum in the world – almost all of which comes from this one mine.