{"id":269618,"date":"2016-11-18T12:13:25","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T12:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=269618"},"modified":"2016-11-18T12:13:25","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T12:13:25","slug":"22-illegal-miners-arrested-for-mining-in-birim-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/11\/22-illegal-miners-arrested-for-mining-in-birim-river\/","title":{"rendered":"22 illegal miners arrested for mining in Birim River"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Police in the Eastern Region have arrested twenty two people at Asamanma, after clashes there on Thursday\u00a0left two people dead.<\/p>\n
Some illegal miners reportedly attacked the Police who were on operation to stop them from mining in the Birim River.<\/p>\n
The Eastern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nketsia Yeboah, told Citi News<\/strong> that the incident occurred around 11:00am on Thursday.<\/p>\n