Unidentified armed bandits on Friday night shot to death a Somali trader in Cape Town of South Africa.
The trader who was identified as Abdifatah Hussein Omar was killed in front of his shop by the gunmen before they made away with cash. No arrest was made so far by South Africa Police.
The authorities have arrived in the areas on Saturday morning assess the situation.
South Africans often accuse foreigners of taking their jobs, a reason they often use to justify attacks against foreigners in South Africa.
For years, South African police have been accused of being complicit in attacks against immigrants, something that prompted many immigrants including Somalis to possess illegal arms in a desperate attempt to defend themselves and their properties against gangs.
Many immigrants have since been arrested and charged for possessing illegal arms after killings of gangs trying to rob businesses owned by immigrants who complained that they have acted in self-defense grounds.
Dozens of Somalis have been killed in South Africa for the past few years. Many of them have had their businesses robbed and seriously wounded.
