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South Africa: Nigerian Group Claims New Xenophobic Attacks

Nigerian citizens have fallen victim to what is thought to be xenophobic attacks in a town in South Africa - but community members claim that they are rooting out migrants who were selling drugs.

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Steinkopf residents in the Northern Cape are accusing migrants of bringing drugs into the area, and have burned several homes and cars. Nigerian newspapers are reporting the incidents as xenophobic attacks.

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