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  • Mobs kill 7 in anti-foreigner violence in South Africa ( Zimbabweans refugee crisis)

    05/18/2008 9:42:58 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 20 replies · 175+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/18/08 | Celean Jacobson - ap
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Mobs rampaged through poor suburbs of Johannesburg in a frenzy of anti-foreigner violence over the weekend, killing at least seven people, injuring dozens and forcing hundreds to seek refuge at police stations. The attacks capped a week of mounting violence that started in the sprawling township of Alexandra. Angry residents there accused foreigners — many of them Zimbabweans who fled their own country's economic collapse — of taking scarce jobs and housing. Police and government officials say organized criminals are also taking advantage of the anti-foreigner sentiment by using it as a cover for looting and...