At least two killed as foreign shop owners attacked in Soweto: South African police

One person was shot dead and another wounded, but it was not yet clear who was responsible or what started the unrest. [Courtesy]

At least two people were killed and foreign-owned shops were looted in the South African township of Soweto on Wednesday, police said.

Anti-immigrant violence has flared sporadically in South Africa against a background of high unemployment, with foreigners accused of taking jobs from South Africans and getting involved in crime.