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Calm Holds In Soweto After Riots In South Africa
Police reported scattered arson and a bid to block black workers from entering Johannesburg. At least three blacks were killed and 18 wounded in a riot sparked by protests over imprisoned student leaders. An Agence AP report notes two deaths by police fire, one by a trampling in Soweto, with tens of thousands of commuters affected as Soweto’s schools and roads were disrupted and a government ban on public gatherings imposed.
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