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Id | 5,827,605 |
Latitude | -34.01667 |
Longitude | 18.55 |
Country | South Africa |
Geo Name Id | |
Description | Police, the City of Cape Town Anti-Land Invasion Unit and law enforcement officials were pelted with rocks after shacks on an open field in the Marikana informal settlement in Philippi were demolished; authorities responded by firing rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse an angry crowd. A council official leading the demolition was assaulted and chased by a resident whose shack was torn down |
Start Date | 01-Jan-14 |
End Date | |
Precision | 1.0 |
Geo Name | |
ADM 1 Name | Western Cape |
ADM 1 Id | |
ADM 2 Name | City of Cape Town |
ADM 2 Id | |
ADM 3 Name | City of Cape Town |
Notes | |
Armed Conflict | 5459SAF - Riots/Protests |