Situation calm after two were murdered in the east
Police found a second body following the riots.
A second body was found following riots in an informal settlement east of Pretoria at the weekend.
Basothos and Zimbabwean nationals clashed on Sunday evening in the informal settlement Plastic View.
Police spokesperson Colette Weilbach said a second body was found later on Sunday evening after riots had died down.
She said there was a fight around 15:30 between Basothos and Zimbabwean nationals in the informal settlement.
“There are reports of nine people who were injured during the clash and who were taken to hospital for medical treatment. One of the injured men passed away upon arrival at a local hospital,” she said.
Weilbach said police were monitoring the situation and no arrests had been made.
She said Garsfontein police would investigate cases of murder and public violence.
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