South African police said on Wednesday they had shot dead two people suspected of looting shops in Pretoria.
This was as a result of continued violence triggered by the ruling party’s choice of a mayoral candidate for local polls.
Console Tleane, Tshwane
Metro Police Spokesman, said in a statement that they also arrested 40
of the rioters, who were targeting foreigners’ shops.
“Two of the suspects were shot and
killed following looting at Mamelodi. Those arrested would face charges
of violence and theft. Incidents of protests and looting continued in
other areas while situation is tense in others,” he said.
Tleane added that the protesters
continued to clash with police and “a disproportionate part of the
looting was taking place at shops owned by foreign nationals”.
Foreigners, many of them from other
African countries, last suffered a wave of attacks in April last year,
by crowds blaming them for taking jobs and business.
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