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    Cop injured at 2010 stadium strike riot

    Wednesday, September 19, 2007

    CAPE TOWN, Sept 19 (Reuters) - A South African police officer was injured on Wednesday during a wildcat strike at a soccer stadium work site, raising fears that labour disputes could disrupt the nation's preparations to host the 2010 World Cup. Some 1,000 workers, many affiliated to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), downed tools at Cape Town's Green Point stadium to demand better travel benefits. Some threw stones and bricks when police tried to break up the protest. One officer was tre ...

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