Xenophobia Rages in South Africa
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Credit: Tebogo Letsie/IRINIn recent weeks, violence against foreigners in informal settlements in South Africa's Gauteng province has flared up and spread, leaving scores injured and many dead. AllAfrica has compiled a selection of images documenting the situation. -
Credit: Taurai Maduna/IRINUp to 1,000 people were left seeking food, shelter and protection after the first wave of xenophobic attacks flared up in the township of Alexandra, near Johannesburg. -
Credit: Anthony Kaminju/IRINThe police force has been stretched thin as it tries to contain the scourge. -
Credit: Taurai Maduna/IRINMany have been displaced. -
Credit: Paul Botes/IRINFleeing Zimbabweans seek refuge in a police station. -
Credit: Anthony Kaminju/IRINUndocumented migrants about to be deported from Lindela Repatriation Centre. -
Credit: Anthony Kaminju/IRINTicket to a new life. Those who can are leaving South Africa in the wake of the attacks. -
Credit: Paul Botes/IRINShops owned by foreigners have also been targeted and looted.
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