Foreign-owned shops in Alexandra looted

Foreign-owned spaza shops in Alexandra were looted during xenophobic attacks. Photo: Shanti Aboobaker

Foreign-owned spaza shops in Alexandra were looted during xenophobic attacks. Photo: Shanti Aboobaker

Published Apr 18, 2015

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Johannesburg - By 2am on Saturday morning most foreign-owned spaza shops in Alexandra, Johannesburg had already been looted, police told Independent Media on the third night of xenophobic violence in Gauteng.

Independent and other journalists followed policemen trying to stabilise the situation.

The streets around the men’s hostel in Alexandra were empty except for young men moving in groups.

In one incident, when police tried to arrest one young man, the rest of the group he was with attempted to throw rocks at police.

Roads were also barricaded with burning tyres and big rocks.

One injured and crying foreigner who was beaten ran away from the police despite their attempts to try and protect him.

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