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	Xenophobia riots in South Africa

michellezm

5-18-2008 1:13 PM

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michellezm says:

The police are out and there are calls for military intervention in the wake of the riots taking place throughout the country. The riots and attacks on foreigners is spreading. This does not bode well for all the illegal Zimbabwean refugees who are pouring into our country. And this could so easily turn into a black/white issue as well.

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5-19-2008 9:16 AM

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Xenophobia is a global problem and is fuelled by ignorance

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