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Greytown police question 80 marchers following violent anti-foreigner protest
['Mbalenhle Butale']
Briefly.co.za
Images: @MDNNewss/XSource: TwitterKWAZULU-NATAL - Eighty people linked to an anti-illegal foreigners march are being held at a police station in Greytown for questioning after a demonstration in Kranskop descended into violence, leaving three foreign nationals injured.
The march turned chaotic when participants began looting shops and attacking foreign nationals in the Kranskop area.
Police intercept bus on R74Following the violence, the marchers boarded a bus, and intelligence suggested they were heading to Greytown to continue their demonstration.
Preliminary investigations suggest the foreign nationals targeted during the violence are in South Africa legally.
A SAPS circular instructing officers not to join community groups targeting foreign nationals sparked confusion and debate among South Africans.