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South Africa blames disinformation as anti-migrant protests turn violent
South Africa blames disinformation as anti-migrant protests turn violent
Anti-migrant protests in two South African cities including Johannesburg's Soweto township turned violent on Thursday, with the government blaming disinformation over a court ruling on asylum seekers.
In coastal Durban, the second city hit by protests, a Reuters reporter saw five torched cars in the urban centre, where foreign-owned shops were also looted.
The unrest followed a protest by a group demanding that a refugee centre stop processing asylum applications.
In Soweto, a Reuters reporter saw residents carrying…
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