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A seven-year-old boy from the Democratic Republic of Congo holds a toy as he seeks shelter at a makeshift camp in Johannesburg
27 May 2008
Source: Reuters
 
A seven-year-old boy from the Democratic Republic of Congo holds a toy as he seeks shelter at a makeshift camp outside the Jeppe police station in Johannesburg, May 27, 2008. At least 56 people were killed when rioting mobs attacked immigrants with knives and stones, raping women and burning shops and homes to the ground in shanty towns around the country. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings (SOUTH AFRICA)
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