Thursday, April 16, 2015

South Africa Rocked By Anti-Immigrant Attacks



Reuters: Anti-immigrant unrest hits South Africa as Zuma condemns violence

(Reuters) - South African police fired rubber bullets and tear gas on Thursday to disperse anti-immigrant protesters in Johannesburg, as the country's president called for a halt to a wave of violence directed at foreigners.

Around 200 protesters, shouting that they wanted immigrants to leave, had pelted passing vehicles and police with rocks in an eastern suburb of the country's biggest commercial city, triggering the show of force.

At least four people have been killed in the unrest that started two weeks ago in Durban, a major port on South Africa's Indian Ocean coast where further clashes broke out on Thursday.

More News On South Africa Being Rocked By Anti-Immigrant Attacks

Foreigners fear for safety after attacks in South Africa -- USA Today/AP
Thousands flee after South Africa mobs attack immigrants -- CNN
South Africa Violence: 10000 Flee Homes Amid Xenophobic Attacks -- NBC
Terror on the streets of South Africa: Blood-covered woman screams after rock is thrown through her car window as she becomes the latest victim of rioting sparked by anti-immigrant protests -- Daily Mail
South African Leader Calls for End to Anti-Foreigner Violence -- WSJ
S. Africa Xenophobic Attacks Terrify Foreign Nationals -- VOA
President Zuma calls for end to xenophobic attacks in South Africa -- Deutsche Welle
ANC Call for Refugee Camps in South Africa Hit by Rights Groups -- Bloomberg
South Africa's Durban city rallies against xenophobia -- BBC
Thousands march in protest against wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa -- France 24
South African authorities’ xenophobic remarks 'contributed to outbreak of violence' -- RT
South Africa's xenophobic attacks: Fear and shame -- Milton Nkosi, BBC
Why black South Africans are attacking foreign Africans but not foreign whites -- Sibusiso Tshabalala, Quartz

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