Foreign nationals placed in shelter for safety amid violent anti-immigrant protest
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July 17, 2026
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South African police said on Friday they had arrested 69 people after an anti-immigrant protest on the country’s southeast coast descended into looting and left at least one person hospitalised.
South Africa has been swept by weeks of protests and unrest targeting undocumented immigrants, causing tens of thousands to flee the country.
Nearly 150,000 people have left the country in recent weeks, according to an AFP tally based on figures provided by African countries that have repatriated their nationals.
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