South Africa: Xenophobic Violence Rages in Durban, South Africa

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With incidents of xenophobic violence more frequent these days, does South Africa's ruling party really think refugee camps are the answer?

It's hard to say exactly how many immigrants there are in South Africa; estimates range from 2-5 million, out of a population of 50 million. Last week thousands of people began to loot foreign-owned shops and attack "foreigners" in Durban. Several people died and thousands were displaced.

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