Violence between locals and foreign nationals in Addo, Eastern Cape, has left at least four people dead and ten hospitalised.
It is alleged that a number of foreign nationals killed a local man during a fight at a tavern on Saturday night.
It is further alleged that the locals retaliated yesterday, leading to three more deaths.
A Zimbabwean man, who wants to stay anonymous, says he saw some locals converging yesterday morning and then there were running battles in the streets.
He says a number of foreign nationals then fled to the police station for safety overnight.
“People were running all over and some were running for dear life, some were injured, some were murdered, some were in hospital. I only saw one guy, the one I came close to, near Mfazomyama, the other guys I see them from afar. In the night, we decided no, it is not safe, so we decided to come here, I decided around 02h00 to sleep here.”
The police have deployed specialised units to prevent any further bloodshed in the small town of Addo. –Reporting by Lerato Dlalisa.
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