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Photos: Anti-foreign riots in South Africa

April 17, 2015 10:10AM ET

Angry crowds loot shops in waves immigrant targeted violence

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South Africa anti-foreign riots
A woman covered in soot shouts at foreign nationals in the Jeppestown area of Johannesburg, April 17, 2015, after a vehicle was torched in the second day of xenophobic riots in South Africa. Mujahid Safodien / AFP / Getty Images
South Africa anti-foreign riots
Twelve people were arrested overnight in the violence, which is fueled by the perception that foreigners have taken jobs that should go to South Africans. Mujahid Safodien / AFP / Getty Images
South Africa anti-foreign riots
Men roll over a torched car in Jeppestown, April 17, 2015. Mujahid Safodien / AFP / Getty Images
South Africa anti-foreign riots
A police officer guards the shop of a foreign national in Jeppestown. Mujahid Safodien / AFP / Getty Images
South Africa anti-foreign riots
South African anti-riot policemen raid a hostel in Benoni, outside Johannesburg, on April 16, 2015, where local residents protested against the presence of foreign-owned shops in the area. Marco Longari / AFP / Getty Images
South Africa anti-foreign riots
Police encourage a group of foreign nationals to return to their homes after a march in Durban, April 16, 2015. Rogan Ward / Reuters
South Africa anti-foreign riots
At the march in Durban, local residents face off against foreigners. AFP / Getty Images
South Africa anti-foreign riots
Tear gas is fired after confrontations erupted at the march in Durban. AFP / Getty Images
South Africa anti-foreign riots
A foreign national clears items from his shop for fear of attacks in Primrose outside Johannesburg, April 16, 2015. Sephiwe Sibeko / Reuters
South Africa anti-foreign riots
Police officers assist a foreign national evacuate his shop in Primrose. Sephiwe Sibeko / Reuters

 

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