Trial of more than 1,200 people accused of illegal gold mining opens in Conakry
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 12.
The trial of more than 1,200 people charged with illegal gold mining opened in Conakry on Wednesday amid a recent crackdown on the practice. The defendants were arrested in Guinea's northeastern gold-producing region of Siguiri. A number of local officials have also been struck off, accused of
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- 1,2001 outlet: france24.com· latest Nov 13, 10:38 AM UTCGuinea opens illegal gold mining trial, 1,200 people arrested ↗
- Nov 12, 3:35 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisTrial of more than 1,200 people accused of illegal gold mining opens in Conakryafricanews.com ↗
- Nov 13, 10:38 AM UTC+19 hGuinea opens illegal gold mining trial, 1,200 people arrestedfrance24.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 10:38 AM UTC · +19 h
[Claude] The outlets differ: Report 2 covers the same Guinean illegal gold mining trial of 1,200 defendants but gives the opening day as Wednesday, while Report 1 says Thursday, November 12.
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