2016 Tumeremo massacre
| Tumeremo massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tumeremo, Bolivar State, Venezuela |
| Date | March 8, 2016 |
| Target | Tumeremo miners |
| Deaths | 4 (confirmed); 24 disappeared, supposedly murdered |
The Tumeremo massacre occurred on 8 March 2016, in which 28 miners were murdered and kidnapped in the town of Tumeremo, located in the state of Bolívar, Venezuela. On the night of 4 March 2016, they were in the Atenas mine, on the border between the municipalities of Sifontes and Roscio, a poor area where, like most of the southeast of the country, the main economic activity is mining.