South Africa protests turn violent amid rage over asylum ruling
Protests in South Africa over an asylum ruling have turned violent. Cars were set on fire and foreign-run businesses were forced to close in Johannesburg's Soweto and in the coastal city of Durban.
Protests in South Africa fuelled by anger over a recent ruling on asylum have turned violent.
According to Al Jazeera, several cars were torched in Soweto, part of Johannesburg, and in the coastal city of Durban. In both places, businesses run by foreigners were forced to shut.
What is known so far
The source says the unrest stems from rage over the asylum ruling. The information available does not specify what the ruling says, who issued it or when. There is also no data on casualties or arrests, or on how the authorities have responded.
This report will be updated as more details emerge about how events develop and about the official reaction.
