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Xenophobia: One Killed, 5 Injured in Fresh Attacks

One person has been killed in renewed xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg, South Africa, police have confirmed.

According to news24.com, Gauteng police spokesperson, Captain Kay Makhubele, also confirmed that five people had been injured.

A group of men, some of whom wielded sticks, pangas and tree branches, reportedly marched through the city centre after disrupting a meeting in which the President Emeritus of the Inkatha Freedom Party, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, spoke to hostel residents following a week of deadly xenophobic violence.

Makhubele said 16 people were arrested for public violence and possession of stolen property.

Several shops were forced to close their doors as the protesters damaged property and looted several businesses.

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