South Africa: Anti-migrant protests turn violent
- Anti-migrant protests erupted in South Africa on Thursday as tensions over immigration were reignited by a court order requiring the government to resume processing asylum applications.
- Some of the protests turned violent, according to local media reports.
- This included incidents in the coastal city of Durban and the Soweto township of Johannesburg, where cars were set on fire and gunshots were heard.
Confirmed
- Anti-migrant protests erupted in South Africa on Thursday as tensions over immigration were reignited by a court order requiring the government to resume processing asylum applications.
- Some of the protests turned violent, according to local media reports.
- This included incidents in the coastal city of Durban and the Soweto township of Johannesburg, where cars were set on fire and gunshots were heard.
Sources: Al Jazeera, DW