Xenophobic Attack: Zambians Attack Foreigners,Loot Shops

Zambiam Police Spokesperson, Charity Munganga-Chanda, says the attacks on foreign owned shops in Lusaka have spread to other parts of the city with more shops attacked.He said that the attacks started in the morning in two sprawling shanty compounds over rumours that foreigners were behind a spate of suspected ritual killings that had occurred in recent weeks.
Munganga-Chanda said so far, over 250 people had been arrested in connection with the looting of shops owned by Rwandan nationals while the number of looted shops stood at 65.