Atteridgeville calm after anti-Somali protest
2011-10-15 12:58
Pretoria - The situation was calm in
Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, on Saturday morning after a violent protest
by residents against Somalian business owners, Gauteng police said.
"Most of the Somali-owned shops are
still closed and the police are monitoring the situation," Captain Thomas
Mufamadi said.
He said the protest started on Thursday
morning when a 25-year-old woman was shot dead, allegedly by a Somali
businessman. "A group of residents went to a shop in Phomolong section and
threw stones onto the roof. The owner who was inside the shop fired several
shots at the crowd."
He was arrested and charged with murder and
possession of an unlicensed firearm.
Mufamadi said several Somali-owned shops were
later broken into and looted. Two men were arrested in connection with the
theft.
- SAPA
