South Africa arrests 200 in illegal mining raid; most are foreign nationals
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South African security forces arrested more than 200 people on Tuesday during a major raid targeting illegal mining. The operation took place at a gold mine shaft west of Johannesburg. Most of those detained are undocumented foreign nationals, authorities said.