South Africa immigrant attacks

South African soldiers will be deployed to tackle gangs hunting down and killing foreigners, officials said Tuesday, after at least seven people died in a wave of anti-immigrant violence.

Police in the economic capital Johannesburg and in the port city of Durban have struggled to contain mobs who have targeted migrants from Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and other African countries over the last three weeks. The government has vowed to crack down on the unrest, but the decision to put soldiers on the streets came after two nights of relative quiet in both cities. (AP)

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