Kyrgyz horsemen petrol bomb Gold Fields mine, severely beat manager

International Business Times reports that A mob of horsemen armed with sticks and petrol bombs attacked an exploration camp run by South African miner Gold Fields’ joint venture in Kyrgyzstan, the latest in a series of assaults on mining companies in the Central Asian state.

Image of Kyrgyzstan Prime Minister, Almazbek Atambayev presenting a traditional coat or ‘Kementay’ to Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on occasion of a dinner on March 15, 2011 in Bishkek by Asianet-Pakistan / Shutterstock.com.