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🚨 TENSION AT MINING SITE: A Chinese mining operator reportedly brandished a firearm during a confrontation with a group of women believed to be involved in illegal mining activities at a mining site. Witnesses say the women attempted to enter the area when an argument broke out, prompting the... show more

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