Malik Adama, a member of the National Communications team for the ruling National Democratic Congress and a former parliamentary aspirant for the Okaikwei North Constituency in the Greater Accra Region,

A miners' association said the victims were unarmed. The army said seven illegal miners were killed in a firefight.

Ghana's military says that soldiers have killed at least seven people at a gold mine ACCRA, Ghana -- Soldiers killed at least ... rifles and other weapons breached the security fences of the Obuasi gold mining site in the Ashanti region on Saturday night.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and President John Dramani Mahama of negligence, which they claim led to the tragic deaths of eleven or more people in violent clashes at the AngloGold

The Acting Director of Communications at the Presidency, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has assured that the government will ensure the law takes its course regarding the recent unrest in Obuasi .

President John Mahama has ordered a probe into the clash between illegal miners and soldiers protecting AngloGold Ashanti Mines that left at least seven dead.

The Government has expressed deep regret over the death of eight people, said to be illegal miners, following a violent clash at a mining site at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region.In response to the unfortunate incident,

Seven illegal miners were killed late on Saturday in a firefight with soldiers at an AngloGold Ashanti mine in Ghana, the West African country's armed forces said in a statement on Sunday.About 60 illegal miners carrying locally manufactured rifles and other weapons breached the mine's security fence at around 11:00 pm (2300 GMT) on Saturday and fired on a military patrol,

Seven illegal miners were killed and one seriously injured during a gun battle with the troops in western Ghana, the military said.

ACCRA, Ghana (AP ... locally manufactured rifles and other weapons breached the security fences of the Obuasi gold mining site in the Ashanti region on Saturday night. The intruders fired ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has blamed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the current government for the tragic Obuasi mine incident that resulted in multiple deaths and injuries.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to take responsibility for the gruesome murder of 11 persons who were killed in a clash between the civilians and military in Obuasi .