Anglogold mine incident: Soldiers move to restore calm in Obuasi

A team of armed military and police personnel have been deployed to restore calm following the arrest of some 48 illegal miners who were trapped in a mine shaft belonging to AngloGold Ashanti in Obuasi.

The youth besieged the Obuasi police station to demand the release of their colleagues who were trapped in the shaft mine and later arrested.

They fire gunshots to disperse the angry youth who vowed not to return to their various homes until their colleagues are released.