South Africa: Police evict migrants camped at UN office
By DW
31 October 2019 |
3:49 pm
Police in Cape Town using water cannon have dispersed scores of migrants who'd camped for weeks outside a UN refugee office after deadly riots. South African media showed small children among those dragged away.
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