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Zimbabwe Military Blamed for Bloodshed in Diamond Mining


World  (tags: government, HARARE, Zimbabwe, Illegal diamond mining, troops, cover-up, corruption, crime, military, investigation, human rights, conflict, abuse )

Dee
- 121 days ago - cnn.com
HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Illegal diamond mining by Zimbabwean troops is leading to bloodshed and attacks against civilians, said a global watchdog group formed to cut the flow of so-called "blood diamonds."
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Dee C. (502)
Thursday July 9, 2009, 3:44 pm
" Residents and workers contributed accounts of attacks detailed by the interim findings of the Kimberley Process after a weeklong investigation in Zimbabwe.

The probe started days after a Human Rights Watch report accused the nation's armed forces of violently taking over the diamond fields in Marange district and killing about 200 people since last year. Some victims of the clash were buried in mass graves, the report said.

Lameck Chiso, 29, said he was stopped at a police checkpoint on his way from work in the diamond fields.

"Three men in army uniform jumped into my car and asked me to drive them back to the mining area," Chiso said."

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Winefred M. (66)
Saturday July 11, 2009, 3:17 pm
Not surprising at all.
 
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