Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
Forensic service workers carry remains in blue body bags during a rescue operation to rescue miners from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) The miners are suspected to have died of starvation and dehydration, although no causes of death have been released. STILFONTEIN, South…