South African Civilians Shooting Against Commie Rioters (VIDEO)
South Africa deployed soldiers on the streets on Monday to quell violence that erupted in the wake of former president Jacob Zuma's jailing, after days of riots left at least six people dead.
Police said disturbances were intensifying and 219 people had been arrested as the controversial ex-leader challenged his 15-month prison term in the country's top court. Smoke from burning buildings swirled in the air as items from burgled shops lay strewn by the side of the road in Pietermaritzburg in Zuma's home province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
The sporadic pro-Zuma protests that broke out when he handed himself over last week have quickly escalated into looting and arson, mainly in KZN but also in Gauteng where the biggest city Johannesburg is.
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