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Protestors set cars alight in South African township
Jul 12, 2009, 17:40 GMT
Johannesburg - Hundreds of angry protestors in the impoverished South African township community of Diepsloot went on the rampage on Sunday, according to local media.
The mob set fire to several vehicles, including a police van and a car belonging to a television crew. They also stoned passing cars along a main road beside the township, north of Johannesburg.
Police brought the situation under control and urged motorists to avoid roads near the township.
An earlier announcement by local authorities that several hundred informal homes or shacks would be demolished, according to reports.
Diepsloot residents and police clashed during a similar protest last week that saw residents blockade streets with burning tyres and rocks.
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