Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
- South African police announced the end of a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine, stating that all bodies and survivors have been retrieved from the site where miners were trapped for months.
- A total of 78 bodies were recovered and more than 240 survivors rescued since the operation began on Monday, following a court order.
- The operation faced criticism for the government's previous tactics, which included cutting off supplies to miners in an attempt to force them out.
- Survivors will face charges of illegal mining and trespassing, and authorities have arrested over 1,500 individuals for illegal mining in the Stilfontein area over the past year.
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