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News24 reports that five suspected illegal miners were shot and killed in Virginia, the Free State. The men, found at Central Plant Mine, had gunshot wounds at the backs of their heads.
The discovery was reported to the police on Tuesday afternoon. Police spokesperson Captain Stephen Thakeng said authorities suspected that unknown killers shot the men elsewhere before dumping their bodies at the mine. He explained that a local shepherd informed a man who was looking for his brother about the five bodies dumped at the mine. One of the men, who was identified by his brother who lives in Thabong, Welkom, was a foreign national. Police have not yet made any arrests.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Cebelihle Bhengu at News24
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