7 arrested for Soweto looting
Police have confirmed the arrest of seven people for being in possession of stolen goods in Jabulani, south of Johannesburg.
The arrests were made during raids in the township following a night of unrest.
Police were deployed to Soweto after shops belonging to foreign nationals were looted on Wednesday night.
"The total number of the arrested suspects for looting and public violence is now at seven,” says Gauteng police spokesperson, Kay Makhubele.
"These people they were found in possession of stolen property which we believe it might be the ones taken during the looting, as well as fridges.”
During the raids another suspect was arrested for attempted murder, although police say this was unrelated to the looting.
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"It happened in Jabulani where there were people who were in a shebeen, one was stabbed at and that's why the police have been seeking the suspect. Fortunately this morning when they were doing raiding, the suspect was identified and arrested," says Makhubele.