About seven people have been killed in a clash with soldiers on duty at a mine in the central Ashanti region of Ghana.
The Ghana Armed Forces said about 60 illegal miners had forced their way into the mine run by global giant AngloGold Ashanti and had fired upon the soldiers when they were intercepted.
It said in a statement that this prompted the soldiers to retaliate in self-defence, leading to the deaths and injuries.
But a representative of the miners has denied that they had been armed.
Following news of the deaths, there were protests in Obuasi town where several buses were set on fire.
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