Sierra Leone: 'One Day, They Will Rise up': Explosive Anger Builds around a Tiffany Diamond Mine

Mar 9, 2016 | Cooper Inveen, VICE News
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When the siren begins to wail, those who live closest to the mine start packing up their belongings. Armed guards keep watch, ensuring that they leave their homes quickly; there's only one hour until the explosions begin. Twice a week for the past 12 years, Octea Limited's kimberlite diamond mine in Sierra Leone has forced nearby residents from their homes as it blasts away earth in search of stones destined for Tiffany & Co. and other international diamond outlets.