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South Africa: Dozens arrested as looting rocks Johannesburg

Police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse rioters

Dozens of people have been arrested in the South African city of Johannesburg after rioters looted shops and torched buildings and vehicles.

Six bodies have been recovered after a tour group was swept away by a flash flood in a Kenyan national park.

The incident at Hell's Gate National Park on Sunday involved five Kenyan nationals, a local tour guide and a "foreigner", according to officials.

(Image: Similar unrest was seen in the capital, Pretoria. Credit: AFP)

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Mon 2 Sep 201917:06GMT

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