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Somalis march in Cape Town against South Africa attacks | Somalis march in Cape Town against South Africa attacks |
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Members of the Somali community in South Africa have marched to parliament in Cape Town to protest against recent attacks on foreigners. | Members of the Somali community in South Africa have marched to parliament in Cape Town to protest against recent attacks on foreigners. |
Three Somalis have been killed this month and the Somali government has requested the South African authorities to do more to protect their nationals. | |
About 200 people took part in the protest, holding a banner reading: "Everyone is a foreigner somewhere." | About 200 people took part in the protest, holding a banner reading: "Everyone is a foreigner somewhere." |
Correspondents say xenophobic attacks have increased recently. | |
Some of the protesters accused the authorities of not doing enough to prevent attack on foreigners, especially Somalis, or prosecute those responsible. | |
Two Somali brothers were allegedly hacked to death with an axe in the northern Limpopo province on Thursday night. | |
Last week, Abdi Nasr Mahmoud was stoned to death in Port Elizabeth. | |
Mohamed Aden Osman told the BBC that criminals saw Somalis as "soft targets". | |
According to the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria, South Africans are becoming "increasingly desensitised" to attacks on foreigners, The Sowetan newspaper reports. | According to the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria, South Africans are becoming "increasingly desensitised" to attacks on foreigners, The Sowetan newspaper reports. |
The BBC's Mohammed Allie in Cape Town says the violence is linked to the massive unemployment among young South Africans. | The BBC's Mohammed Allie in Cape Town says the violence is linked to the massive unemployment among young South Africans. |
In the past two decades, many thousands of Somalis have fled conflict at home and moved to South Africa, where many have opened small shops and kiosks in townships. | In the past two decades, many thousands of Somalis have fled conflict at home and moved to South Africa, where many have opened small shops and kiosks in townships. |
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