South African police move in on miners hostels near Lonmin's platinum mine to seize arms.<br/> <br />It is the scene where 34 miners were killed last month by police<br/> <br />The tension is the latest in five weeks of labor unrest that has choked off platinum production in the world's top producer of the precious metal.<br/> <br />The unrest comes as the miners were offered increased pay, but the deal was still short of their demands.<br/> <br />Police arrested five people in the raids -- but for drugs offenses not weapons.<br/> <br />The government said on Friday it would crack down on illegal gatherings and the carrying of weapons.<br/> <br />The strikers say that the ANC and big unions have forgotten the needs of South Africa's millions of poor.
