Attacks in South Africa target foreign workers -24 May 2008

Al Jazeera's Kalay Maistry reports on the attacks in South Africa on foreign workers.

Most of those targeted by the attacks are Zimbabweans and Somalis.

Maistry has spoken to a Somali victim of the violence in the north west province.

South African soldiers have shot and killed a man in a slum east of Johannesburg.

It happened as police were trying to suppress township violence that has targeted migrants in South Africa.

Meanwhile, several hundred people joined a march in protest at the attacks in Johannesburg.

At least 42 people have died, and thousands have fled their homes.

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[xXSoccerXxGirl]

And THIS place is hosting fifa 2010?!?!?!

[pomplumber]

very sad,shows the blackman still cannot govern themselves.The days of colonial rule are long gone,if the west stopped all aid to africa the continent would die

[bewgal2]

This is terrible. It should not matter as to what part of Afrika you come from to live within another area of Afrika. All of you are Afrikans. When you are able to come to America. Do the American ppl treat you like this when you come here. Hell naw they dont. Treat each other with kindness and love each other equally as God has love you.

[Truthat77]

@pomplumber Yes they cannot govern themselves, never have been able to & never will. They are savages & worst yet ignorrant savages with a large dose of arrogance.

Its their fatal flaw...let them stuff up SA too & when the land becomes infertile & farmers are all gone in years to come. They will be there begging for international food aid like in the rest of Africa. When they all starve & kill each other to death, we whites of future generations will come back & rebuild our country.

[somalisoulja1]

i wish i see South African in Atlanta i swear god ill kill him or her, shame on you niggaz killing Somalis...they forgot that Somalis help them during slavery in South Africa just wait till Somalia get peace yall will pay back for this bitches

[Reqrezentin]

AIDS infected South Africans!!! Fucking disgrace

[Joeys48]

@Gutsyndicate

You are the ignorant one. Talking shit about America. Mexicans kill Mexicans in America. Mexicans kidnap Mexicans in America. Whites just keep putting them in Jail and that's why Mexicans are the majority in California prisons. You need to get your news from some other sources besides AlJizira, BBC and CNN.

[speew]

lol everyone, calm down! it's only niggers killing niggers, nothing bad in this.

[Kin94285]

@Gutsyndicate there is no such thing as immigrants being killed by white people, any discrimination is very light compared to what is seen in this video.

[ZionNeo1]

xXSoccerXxGirl ........Thats the point, to help these people, thats why South Africa needed fifa 2O1O the most

[CALICOTV301]

@bakkerrich1979 Sound familiar "accusing them of stealing jobs and home." Arizona's new law, fish mouth