South Africa to deploy army over anti-immigrant attacks
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Alex resident stabs Mozambican man PIC. JAMES OATWAY/Times
Police have struggled to contain mobs who have attacked foreigners from Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and other African countries in both the economic capital Johannesburg and in the port city of Durban.
The government had vowed to crack down strongly on the unrest, but the decision to put soldiers on the streets came after two nights of relative quiet in both cities.
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