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S African leader condemns Johannesburg violence after two killed

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AFP Johannesburg
Last Updated : Sep 09 2019 | 9:00 PM IST

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday condemned weekend violence in Johannesburg that claimed two lives after security forces clashed with looters involved in fresh xenophobic attacks.

At least ten people have been killed since the start of the month in a surge in attacks targeting foreign-owned businesses in and around South Africa's largest city.

Riot police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets on Sunday to disperse crowds targeting shops in Johannesburg's gritty central business district and other neighbourhoods.

Ramaphosa "has condemned in the strongest terms a resurgence in public violence that claimed two lives in

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First Published: Sep 09 2019 | 9:00 PM IST

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