Immigrants wielding machetes have clashed with police as they hunt for locals that attacked foreign shop owners as violence continues to spread across South Africa.
Police fired rubber bullets and a stun grenade today to disperse a gang of immigrants who had armed themselves with machetes in a run-down district in Johannesburg.
The country has been hit by a wave of violence against immigrants in the past fortnight. The foreigners have complained about a lack of protection and some have started to arm themselves and fight back.
The clashes came after at least 12 people were arrested overnight for allegedly trying to break into 'foreign-owned shops', according to police.
Protesters also set cars alight and clashed with police as they demanded workers from elsewhere in Africa and South Asia leave the country.
Dozens of foreigners had to seek refuge at a police station where they stayed overnight.
So far, five people are believed to have been killed in the violent protests which started two weeks ago in Durban, a key port on South Africa's Indian Ocean coast, spreading to Johannesburg. More + photos...
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Police fired rubber bullets and a stun grenade today to disperse a gang of immigrants who had armed themselves with machetes in a run-down district in Johannesburg.
The country has been hit by a wave of violence against immigrants in the past fortnight. The foreigners have complained about a lack of protection and some have started to arm themselves and fight back.
The clashes came after at least 12 people were arrested overnight for allegedly trying to break into 'foreign-owned shops', according to police.
Protesters also set cars alight and clashed with police as they demanded workers from elsewhere in Africa and South Asia leave the country.
Dozens of foreigners had to seek refuge at a police station where they stayed overnight.
So far, five people are believed to have been killed in the violent protests which started two weeks ago in Durban, a key port on South Africa's Indian Ocean coast, spreading to Johannesburg. More + photos...
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