Foreign National Beaten To Death During South Africa March

A international nationwide has been overwhelmed to loss of life by a crowd of about 50 folks in Durban, South Africa, as police examine the circumstances surrounding the killing.

The South African Police Service stated the person, believed to be in his late 30s or early 40s, was assaulted throughout a march within the metropolis centre and declared lifeless on the scene.

According to police, two males broke away from the marching group and approached the sufferer, who was standing by the roadside, earlier than about 50 folks joined within the assault.

Police have but to determine the sufferer’s nationality or determine these chargeable for the assault. The motive for the killing additionally stays unknown.

The incident comes amid months of rising anti-immigrant tensions in South Africa, the place protests calling for undocumented international nationals to go away the nation have typically turned violent.

Earlier this month, protests in Durban and Soweto, Johannesburg, had been adopted by stories of looting at foreign-owned companies and autos being set alight.

The unrest has prompted concern amongst migrants from different African nations, with some leaving South Africa amid fears for his or her security.

South African authorities have condemned violence linked to anti-immigrant tensions, though officers have disputed some stories attributing particular person deaths to xenophobic assaults.