Guinea opens illegal gold mining trial, 1,200 people arrested
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 12.
Guinea opened a trial over illegal gold mining on Thursday, November 12, after a crackdown on mineral extraction in the district of Siguiri. There was a ban on "unregulated and illegal" gold mining in the area where the military was subsequently deployed. Security forces have expelled tens of thousands of foreign nationals who had come to work in the region's mines.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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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 reportTrial of more than 1,200 people accused of illegal gold mining opens in Conakryafricanews.com ↗
- Nov 13, 10:38 AM UTC+19 h· you’re reading thisGuinea 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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1h agoGuinea opens illegal gold mining trial, 1,200 people arrested Guinea opened a trial over illegal gold mining on Thursday, November 12, after a crackdown on mineral extraction in the district of Siguiri. There was a ban on "unregulated and illegal" gold mining in the area where the military was subsequently deployed. Security forces have expelled tens of thousands of foreign nationals who had come to work in the region's mines.
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