President Xolile Mngambi announces a government inquiry of the incident . South African compare incident to apartheid-era Sharpeville massacre . He told South Africans that they must come together to overcome national challenges as they had done before . ` Police say they fired at the striking workers in self-defense . 34 people were killed Thursday in violence at the mine -- 34 on this week .
President Xolile Mngambi announces a government inquiry of the incident . South African compare incident to apartheid-era Sharpeville massacre . Police say they fired at the striking workers in self-defense . 34 people were killed Thursday in violence at the mine -- 34 on this week .