德班/约翰内斯堡——周四，南非两个城市（包括约翰内斯堡的索韦托镇）的反移民抗议演变为暴力事件，政府将其归咎于围绕一项关于寻求庇护者的法院裁决的虚假信息。
DURBAN/JOHANNESBURG, - Anti-migrant protests in two South African cities including Johannesburg's Soweto township turned violent on Thursday, with the government blaming disinformation over a court ruling on asylum seekers.
在沿海城市德班（第二个遭受抗议的城市），路透社记者看到市中心有五辆汽车起火，外国人的商店也遭到洗劫。
In coastal Durban, the second city hit by protests, a Reuters reporter saw five cars in flames in the urban centre, where foreign-owned shops were also looted.
骚乱发生前，一个团体举行抗议，要求难民中心停止处理庇护申请。
The unrest followed a protest by a group demanding that a refugee centre stop processing asylum applications.
在索韦托，路透社记者看到居民从一家商店搬出食品杂货，他们说店主是索马里人，他们将其赶走。警察赶到并驱散人群后，抢劫者逃离。
In Soweto, a Reuters reporter saw residents carrying groceries out of a shop that they said was owned by a person from Somalia, whom they chased away. The looters fled after police arrived and made them disperse.
政府发言人威廉·巴洛伊表示，暴力事件是由人们故意散布关于7月宪法法院裁决的虚假信息引发的。
Government spokesperson William Baloyi said the violence was triggered by people spreading deliberately false information about a constitutional court ruling in July.
该国最高法院裁定，不能仅因程序原因（如非法入境）而拒绝寻求庇护者进入南非的庇护系统。
The country's highest court ruled that asylum seekers cannot be denied access to South Africa's asylum system solely for procedural reasons such as having entered the country illegally.
巴洛伊表示，该裁决被广泛曲解，并未自动赋予无证移民难民身份、永久居留权或其他合法权利。
Baloyi said the ruling had been widely misrepresented and did not automatically grant refugee status, permanent residence or other legal rights to undocumented migrants.
“我们对当前发生的状况深感担忧，”他补充道。警方在一份声明中称，他们已在德班增派警力；据称当地至少有14辆汽车被纵火，一家旅舍和一座仓库也遭到部分焚烧。警方高级官员普伦格·丁帕内中将计划于索韦托召开新闻发布会，介绍维护当地治安的相关举措。今年，南非多地爆发了持续数月的反移民游行，引发了国际社会的批评。
"We are deeply concerned by what is going on now," he added. Police said in a statement that they had mobilised more officers in Durban, where they said at least 14 vehicles had been set alight while a guest house and warehouse were partially burned.A top police official, Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, planned to hold a press conference in Soweto on efforts to maintain law and order there. South Africa has seen months of anti-migrant marches this year that have drawn international criticism.
部分游行最终演变为暴力事件与抢劫行为，导致数千名非洲外籍人士被迫逃离该国。人们常指责移民抢走了本地人的工作、助长了犯罪并加重了公共服务的负担，但社会学家指出这些说法并无事实依据。种族隔离制度终结三十年后，南非的社会不平等现象依然严重，约三分之一的人口处于失业状态。尽管如此，该国仍是非洲最大的经济体，持续吸引着大量移民。本文由新闻通讯社的自动推送系统生成，内容未经任何人工修改。
Some of the marches have descended into violence and looting, and thousands of African foreign nationals have fled the country. Migrants are often blamed for taking jobs, fuelling crime and straining public services, claims that social scientists say are not supported by evidence. Three decades since apartheid ended, South Africa remains deeply unequal and about a third of people are out of work. Despite this, it remains Africa's largest economy and continues to draw migrants. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.