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Thousands Protest South African Violence

Largest newspaper calls for president to step down for failure to stop killing

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted May 25, 2008 6:55 AM CDT

(Newser) – Thousands of South Africans marched through Johannesburg yesterday to protest anti-immigrant rampages that have claimed at least 50 lives. Carrying placards comparing the violence to apartheid, marchers brought traffic to a standstill, Reuters reports. The action was organized by labor unions and churches. The nation's...   Read full story »

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