国际英语资讯:Situation calm in S. African townships after foreign shops looting
<p><span word="JOHANNESBURG">JOHANNESBURG</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 16-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Soweto">Soweto</span> <span word="townships">townships</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="looting">looting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="belonging">belonging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="and">and</span> 18 <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="several">several</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="belonging">belonging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="looted">looted</span>. <span word="Gauteng">Gauteng</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="Kay">Kay</span> <span word="Makhubele">Makhubele</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> 18 <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Makhubele">Makhubele</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="condemned">condemned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="looting">looting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="opportunistic">opportunistic</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="chairperson">chairperson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Diaspora">Diaspora</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span> (<span word="ADF">ADF</span>), <span word="Vusumuzi">Vusumuzi</span> <span word="Sibanda">Sibanda</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="patrolling">patrolling</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>," <span word="Sibanda">Sibanda</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Sibanda">Sibanda</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="confiscated">confiscated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="locals">locals</span>. <span word="ADF">ADF</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 35 <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p>
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