JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African court granted bail on Thursday to six police officers charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with the 2012 killing of striking mine workers at Lonmin’s Marikana mine.
They were the first officers to faces charges over what has become known as the "Marikana massacre" in which police opened fire on a group of people to disperse a wildcat strike, resulting in the deaths of 34 striking miners.
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