What the records say
- When
- May 2008
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 27.29° S, 29.68° E
- Description
- anti-immigration riots in South Africa
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May 2008 South Africa riots
Anti-immigration riots in South Africa
The May 2008 South African riots was a wave of xenophobic riots starting in Alexandra, Gauteng on 12 May 2008 and then spreading to other locations across South Africa. The violence started when South African residents of Alexandra attacked migrants from Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, killing two people and injuring 40 others.
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