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Gold One mine 'hostage situation': South African miners tell of escape
Workers at a South African mine have begun to resurface after being held underground for three days in what police are calling a hostage situation. Hostage-takers armed with weapons like clubs and mining tools had held more than 500 miners at the Gold One mine, the police said. As workers began to surface on Wednesday, one told the BBC he had to "force" his way out. The miners were trapped on Sunday amid a dispute between two trade unions. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said "hooligans" had held its members against their will. But the rival Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) denied ... (full story)