South Africa on edge with anti-migrant protests underway
Key takeaways
- Anti-immigrant groups have set June 30 as an unofficial deadline for undocumented migrants to leave, with protests taking place across South Africa.
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- After anti-migrant groups set Tuesday as the deadline for undocumented migrants to leave South Africa , the country is bracing for possible violence.
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Anti-immigrant groups have set June 30 as an unofficial deadline for undocumented migrants to leave, with protests taking place across South Africa. Large numbers of security forces have been deployed. DW has more.
https://p.dw.com/p/5GARb Police described protests as 'largely peaceful' but warned against 'isolated incidents' of looting Image: Marco Longari/AFPAdvertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Protesters join marches against illegal immigration across South Africa Nation on edge after weeks of sometimes violent xenophobic unrest targeting mostly African migrants President Cyril Ramaphosa says 'security forces are ready' to respond to potential unrest Thousands of African migrants have already left or been repatriated from South Africa
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