At least 10 killed in Guinea in crackdown on gold mining

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At least 10 people have been killed and 13 others injured in clashes in northeastern Guinea between protesters and security forces enforcing restrictions on gold mining, the government said. The country’s Ministry of Territorial ‌Administration said late on Thursday that clashes occurred on Wednesday, when defence and security forces were verifying the implementation of a ban on artisanal gold mining. The violence erupted in Balato, in the Siguiri region, during a patrol against illegal and unregulated gold mining. Protesters erected barricades blocking the patrol, as the situation escalated into clashes and exchanges of gunfire, the statement said. It did not specify who opened fire.