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Scores arrested in South Africa looting, anti-foreigner protests

South African xenophobic attacks resurface.

South African police on Monday arrested dozens of people following widespread looting and protests in the transport industry linked to a wave of anti-foreigner sentiment.

At least 70 people have been arrested since hundreds of people marched through Johannesburg's Central Business District (CBD) earlier on Monday, plundering shops and torching cars and buildings, the police said in a statement.

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