Rangers shoot advancing gold panners

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The Zimbabwe Republic Police on their twitter page announced that three illegal panners were shot and wounded by the Bulawayo City Rangers.

The city Rangers were on patrol and came across the illegal gold panners at Upper Ncema Dam in Esigodini. The Rangers tried dispersing the panners by firing warning shots but the panners would not take heed. The panners then advanced towards the rangers to which the latter accidentally fired at them injuring three in the process.

The three are currently in hospital under Police guard.

Many people commended the rangers for shooting the panners as more and more express their anger at violence currently engulfing the mining sector.

 

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