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Rioting flares as Christmas caroling is banned in Cape Town
In South Africa police used tear gas and batons after a 5,000 strong crowd of anti apartheid protesters rioted in Durban and Athlone near Cape Town. The government moved to ban a candlelight service planned for Monday amid ongoing riots and Mandela activism.
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Cape Town
Tom Baldwin
Associated Press
Johannesburg
South Africa
Durban
Antiapartheid
Nelson Mandela
Ing
Athlone