Ruling party condemns S.Africa immigrant attacks
Source: AFP
Durban (South Africa) (AFP) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress party on Wednesday condemned a wave of attacks against immigrant shopkeepers that has left at least six people dead and exposed sharp social tensions in the country.
The spate of attacks has targeted shops and homes owned by Somalis, Ethiopians, Malawians and other immigrants, despite heavy police patrols in the southern city of Durban and surrounding townships.
"Over the last couple of weeks our nation has been engulfed in a shameful wave of attacks by some amongst us against our country's immigrant population," the ANC, which has ruled South Africa since the end of apartheid in 1994, said in a statement.
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These are) criminal acts against vulnerable and defenceless people who have sought refuge, solace and economic prosperity in our country.
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