In 2008, more than 60 people were killed in a series of
attacks on foreign nationals. In 2013, a 25-year-old Somali man died after
being dragged through the streets of Port Elizabeth, and pelted with stones and
rocks.
Police have arrested at least 121 people in connection with
violence and looting of foreign-owned stores in Soweto township
in Johannesburg that resulted in the death of at least two teenagers ,
prompting fears of renewed xenophobia in the country. Residents of the township
attacked foreign nationals after a teenager was allegedly shot dead by a Somali
shop owner earler in the week. The 14-year-old was allegedly part of a group
that had tried to rob the shop. Riots and looting spread to other parts of
Soweto, and another teenager was killed amid the violence. Locals targeted
Somali, Ethiopian and Pakistani-owned shops in the area, forcing foreign shop
owners to leave the area out of fear.
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