South Africa : Pretoria: Xenophobia has risen in South Africa as foreigners are blamed for high unemployment

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Xenophobia has risen in South Africa as foreigners are blamed for high unemployment

Police fire tear gas and rubber bullets to break up local protesters who blame foreigners for unemployment and crime.

South African police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades to break up clashes between local protesters and immigrants at a rally in Pretoria against foreigners.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/02/pretoria-violence-erupts-anti-migrant-protest-170224150723949.html

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Homes burned, shops looted in anti-migrant attacks

Renewed anti-foreigner violence has raised fresh fears and uncertainty among members of migrant communities in S Africa.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2017/02/homes-burned-shops-looted-africa-migrant-attacks-170227090255733.html



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