Police units deployed across South Africa before anti-immigration marches

South African authorities are deploying police and military units to towns and cities ahead of planned anti-immigration demonstrations. According to The Guardian, security personnel have been patrolling Johannesburg's central business district, prompting some shopkeepers to close. The precaution reflects government concerns about a repeat of 2008 anti-migrant violence that resulted in 62 deaths. The demonstrations are targeting undocumented foreign nationals in South Africa.

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