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Several injured after March and March raids refugee camp

Vigilante group’s “clean-up” targets displaced refugees in Durban

A refugee shows the papers permitting her to be in South Africa in the hope of avoiding harassment by March and March. Photos: Joseph Bracken
Vigilante group March and March raided a refugee camp in Durban on Thursday. Several people were injured and four refugees were taken to hospital.
Hundreds of refugees, mainly from the DRC, Burundi and Rwanda, have been camping outside the Department of Home Affairs on Che Guevara Road for more than three months. They have been verified by the department as being in the country legally. They have asked for protection from xenophobic attacks.
March and March’s “clean-up” event started on Thursday morning. Although the event poster explicitly said no weapons would be allowed, a number…

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