South Africa's Soweto tense after 'xenophobic' attacks
'South Africa's Soweto tense after 'xenophobic attacks', 23 Jan 2015: Police have arrested at least 121 people in connection with violence and looting of foreign-owned stores in…Johannesburg...[R]esidents…attacked foreign nationals after a teenager was allegedly shot dead by a Somali shop...The 14-year-old was allegedly part of a group that had tried to rob the shop. Local residents targeted Somali, Ethiopian and…Pakistani-owned shops in the area, forcing foreign shop owners to leave the area out of fear…The latest incident has prompted fears of a resurgence in xenophobic attacks, but authorities have steered clear from framing the attacks as hate crimes targeting…African migrants, working and living in…South Africa…