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South Africa's foreign workers attacked

Foreign workers in South Africa fear for their safety as anti-immigrant attacks increase. Plus, Argentina begins legal action against British oil firms operating in the Falklands.

Foreign workers in South Africa fear for their safety as anti-immigrant attacks increase. Shops and cars have been burned in Johannesburg, and police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse violent crowds. Our correspondent in Johannesburg tells us that witnesses describe seeing a minibus full of men dropped off in the city centre to attack people.

The Argentine government says it's going to take legal action against British oil companies operating in the disputed Falklands. A diplomatic expert tells us the prospect of lucrative oil resources in the waters surrounding the islands has sparked Argentina into action over their sovereignty.

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