Cops disperse thousands in Alex
14/05/2008 22:23  - (SA)  

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Johannesburg - About 2 000 to 5 000 Alexandra residents were dispersed by police using rubber bullets in the township on Wednesday night.

Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar said the group gathered between 6th and 8th streets along London Road at about 18:30.

He described the crowd as "very aggressive".

There were also reports that further evictions of foreigners were taking place inside the township on Wednesday night, but this could not be confirmed by the police.

Tents were being erected at the Alexandra police station on Wednesday night as more displaced foreigners streamed into the police station for safety.

Many of them sat outside the station on the pavement as City of Johannesburg officials erected the tents.