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LIMA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Gunfire between self-employed miners in Peru in the fight for a newly discovered gold mine killed two people and trapped 18 as a scaffold collapsed, local media reported Monday.
The shootout took place at a mine in northwest Pataz province in the La Libertad region, some 785 km from the nation's capital Lima.
"The clash occurred after gold was found in the Senor de los Milagros mine," local RPP News website said.
"It seems one of the miners exploded dynamite to put a stop to the fighting and caused 18 people to become trapped in the mine," the agency added.
Police were at the scene for an investigation.
