Friday, 31 May 2013

BBC News: Kyrgyz police move in on gold mine protesters

There have been angry clashes in Kyrgyzstan after hundreds of police moved in to disperse a protest over a valuable Canadian-owned gold mine.

About 1,000 people have been camped out for days calling for a bigger share of the profits from the Kumtor mine, owned by Canada's Centerra Gold group.

The government has now declared a state of emergency around the gold mine.

The mining group says it has paid $1bn (£660m) in taxes since it was formed and spends millions on social projects.

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