# Cars burned and shops looted as anti-immigration protests hit South Africa

https://mins.news/en/item/92729

- euronews, 2026-10-09 07:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/09/cars-burned-and-shops-looted-as-anti-immigration-protests-rock-south-africa

> Violent anti-immigration protests took place in Soweto and Durban on Thursday, 8 October, after a Constitutional Court ruling eased restrictions on asylum applications.

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