Ghana detains 100 Chinese for 'illegal' mining
By Li Lianxing in Accra, Ghana and Zhao Shengnan in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2012-10-15 08:11
1 miner shot dead by police during crackdown, investigation under way
Chinese workers' safety overseas is again in the spotlight after more than 100 Chinese were detained and one was killed while allegedly mining gold illegally in Ghana.
This is the third case involving the detention of Chinese nationals in the West African country this year, and it is the first time that a Chinese has died.
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