Myanmar: Five Dead after Myanmar Police Clash with Jade Scavengers

Oct 20, 2017 | Agence France-Presse
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At least five people were killed and 20 injured after Myanmar police opened fire on an armed mob of jade seekers that tried to enter a mine in the far north, state media reported Friday (Oct 20), the latest deadly incident in a murky multi-billion-dollar industry. The violence erupted after police blocked around 50 jade scavengers from accessing an industrial plot owned by "111 Company" in Kachin State's Hpakant - the hub of a lucrative trade beset by worker unrest, deadly landslides, corruption and drug abuse.