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  1. A police officer removes barbed wire and stones used by protesters to barricade the main N1 highway linking Cape Town and Johannesburg during a farm workers strike in De Doorns January 9, 2013. South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of st ...
  2. Police scan for stone throwers during a farm workers strike in De Doorns, on the N1 highway linking Cape Town and Johannesburg , January 9, 2013 . Police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of striking farm workers who blocked a highway in the grape-growin ...
  3. A protester stokes a burning barricade during a strike by farm workers at De Doorns on the N1 highway, linking Cape Town and Johannesburg.
  4. Children run towards a burning barricade during a strike by farm workers at De Doorns on the N1 highway, linking Cape Town and Johannesburg, January 9, 2013. Police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of striking farm workers who blocked a highway in the g ...
  5. Residents run past a burning barricade during a farm workers strike at De Doorns, on the N1 highway linking Cape Town and Johannesburg, January 9, 2013. South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of striking farm workers who blocked a highway ...
  6. Protesters throw stones at police during a strike by farm workers at De Doorns on the N1 highway, linking Cape Town and Johannesburg , January 9, 2013 . Police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of striking farm workers who blocked a highway in the grape- ...
  7. A child runs towards a burning barricade during a strike by farm workers at De Doorns on the N1 highway, linking Cape Town and Johannesburg, January 9, 2013. Police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of striking farm workers who blocked a highway in the g ...
  8. Police stand near a burning barricade during a farm workers strike at De Doorns, on the N1 highway linking Cape Town and Johannesburg, January 9, 2013. South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of striking farm workers who blocked a highway ...
  9. Police stand among rocks and burning barricades during a farm workers strike in De Doorns, on the N1 highway linking Cape Town and Johannesburg, January 9, 2013 . South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of striking farm workers who blocked ...
  10. Police fire on demonstrators during a strike by farm workers at De Doorns on the N1 highway, linking Cape Town and Johannesburg, January 9, 2013. Police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of striking farm workers who blocked a highway in the grape-growing ...
  11. police form a line during a farm workers strike in De Doorns, on the N1 highway linking Cape Town and Johannesburg, January 9, 2013. South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of striking farm workers who blocked a highway in the grape-growin ...
  12. Police officers patrol past vineyards during a strike by farm workers at De Doorns on the N1 highway, linking Cape Town and Johannesburg, January 9, 2013. Police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of striking farm workers who blocked a highway in the grap ...
  13. Striking farm workers carry a placard demanding a minimum wage of 150 Rand (US$ 17) as they march towards police at De Doorns on the N1 highway, linking Cape Town and Johannesburg, January 9, 2013. Police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of striking far ...
  14. Police stand guard on the main N1 highway linking Cape Town and Johannesburg during a farm workers strike in De Doorns January 9, 2013. South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of striking farm workers who blocked a highway in the grape-gro ...
  15. Protesters flee as police open fire during a farm workers strike at De Doorns, on the N1 highway linking Cape Town and Johannesburg, January 9, 2013. South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of striking farm workers who blocked a highway in ...
  16. Protesters flee as police fire teargas during a farm workers strike at De Doorns, on the N1 highway linking Cape Town and Johannesburg, January 9, 2013. South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of striking farm workers who blocked a highway ...
  17. Protesters throw stones at police during a strike by farm workers at De Doorns on the N1 highway, linking Cape Town and Johannesburg, January 9, 2013. Police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of striking farm workers who blocked a highway in the grape-gr ...
  18. A protester throws a stone at the police during a strike by farm workers at De Doorns on the N1 highway linking Cape Town and Johannesburg.
  19. A protester throws a stone at the police during a strike by farm workers at De Doorns on the N1 highway linking Cape Town and Johannesburg January 9, 2013. Police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of striking farm workers who blocked a highway in the gra ...

Striking farm workers, police clash

 

South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of striking farm workers who blocked a highway in the grape-growing Western Cape on Wednesday, the first clashes of a year likely to be marked by fractious labour relations.

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