Nigeria panel says 37 detained miners died from overcrowding and neglect
ABUJA, Oct 27 - A group of 37 suspected illegal miners died in detention in Nigeria as a result of severe overcrowding, poor ventilation and neglect, according to a government investigation into their deaths.
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[Claude] Both reports cover the same probe into 37 illegal miners who died in detention in Niger State, Nigeria; Report 2 gives dehydration as the cause, which doesn't contradict Report 1's overcrowding and ne
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