# South African police investigate fatal crowd beating of foreign national in Durban

https://mins.news/en/item/113638

- CGTN, 2026-10-23 14:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-23/South-African-police-investigate-killing-of-foreign-national-in-Durban-1Rtyk82D9Nm/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> South African police are investigating the killing of a foreign national who was allegedly beaten to death by a crowd of about 50 people in Durban on Thursday. The motive has not been established, and investigators are pursuing leads to identify those involved, as tensions over immigration in the city remain heightened.

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