13 Shot, Hacked in South Africa Mine

A labor dispute at a South African mine saw at least 13 workers and security guards shot with rubber bullets or hacked with machetes, according to local reports. Security guards opened fire at the Anglo American Platinum mine, as union factions squared off, Reuters reports. There were no fatalities, though a police spokesman says members of one union "survived by running for their lives." The scuffle follows the company's announcement of job cuts last month. (More South Africa stories.)