{
  "id": 13353559,
  "title": "IN PICS | Durban anti-illegal immigration protests turn violent as vehicles and houses torched",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/in-pics-durban-anti-illegal-immigration-protests-turn-violent-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T07:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-10-in-pics--durban-anti-illegal-immigration-protests-turn-violent-as-vehicles-and-houses-torched/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Violent protests over asylum applications disrupted parts of Durban on Thursday, October 8. Vehicles were torched and shops looted, prompting police to deploy public-order units.\n\nThe protests turned violent as protesters allegedly attacked foreign nationals, accusing them of possessing firearms, at the intersection of Anton Lembede and Dr Yusuf Dadoo Streets in Durban. Police intervened and rescued one individual.\n\nKwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli requested the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to help quell the violence. According to SABC News, Ntuli stated that law enforcement agencies have been reinforced, but more police have been deployed in the province, including some from outside, to assist in restoring law and order.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Durban unrest: Violent protests continue amid army deployment calls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/durban-unrest-violent-protests-continue-amid-army-deployment-calls",
        "published": "2026-10-10T05:03:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Security stepped up in Durban amid anti-illegal immigration protests and MTN8 final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/security-stepped-up-in-durban-amid-anti-illegal-immigration-protests",
        "published": "2026-10-10T06:43:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}