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Ghana soldiers kill at least 7 people described as illegal gold miners

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Soldiers kill at least 7 people described as illegal gold miners at a gold mine in Ghana .

Armed forces say around 60 "illegal miners" breached the security fences of the Obuasi gold mining site.

The intruders fired at a military patrol deployed there, which returned fire, killing seven of the “illegal miners” The chronic challenge of illegal gold mining was a major issue during Ghana 's presidential election campaign.

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79

Informative language

82

Neutral language

2

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

69

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likely offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

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short-lived

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