South Africa: Dozens Arrested Over Anti-Immigrant Violence

Police used rubber bullets to break up looters in Alexandra township north of Johannesburg, authorities have said. Mobs have attacked migrant-owned shops in various areas around the city.

Wave of anti-immigrant attacks, which has so far left six people dead, caused fresh violence around the South African capital of Johannesburg early Saturday.

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