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People run for cover as metro police officers open fire during clashes believed to be linked to recent anti-foreigner violence in Reiger Park informal settlement
20 May 2008
Source: Reuters
 
People run for cover as metro police officers open fire during clashes believed to be linked to recent anti-foreigner violence in Reiger Park informal settlement May 20, 2008. South Africa's police and the ruling ANC party intensified efforts on Tuesday to quell deadly violence against foreigners and a government minister said the unrest could damage the key tourism sector. At least 24 people have been killed in over a week of violent attacks on African migrant workers who are accused by many in South Africa's poor townships of stealing jobs and fuelling a wave of violent crime. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA)
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