{
  "id": 13040277,
  "title": "Durban and Soweto protests: Police on alert after 23 vehicles torched",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/durban-and-soweto-protests-police-on-alert-after-23-vehicles-torched",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/durban-and-soweto-protests-police-on-alert-after-23-vehicles-torched/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Police were deployed in Durban and Soweto after protests linked to tensions over asylum applications turned violent, with vehicles torched and allegations of attacks on foreign nationals.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}