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Foreign national beaten to death by a mob in South Africa

Police say a 50-person mob in Durban killed a man amid a wave of anti-migrant marches.

Al Jazeera•

A mob has beaten a foreign national to death during a protest in the South African port city of Durban, amid a wave of anti-immigrant tension.

Police said the group approached the man as he stood by the side of a road in Durban’s central business district.

The victim was allegedly assaulted by a group of about 50 people and was declared dead at the scene, a police statement said.

Nigeria, Mozambique, Malawi and other countries have said some of their citizens have been killed in xenophobic attacks in South Africa.