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The Guardian - UK
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Lizzy Davies

South African police arrest more than 120 after gang-rape of eight women

Police South Africa Krugersdorp
Women protest outside the court in Krugersdorp on Monday, where more than 80 men were appearing.
Women protest outside the court in Krugersdorp on Monday, where more than 80 men were appearing. Photograph: Shiraaz Mohamed/AP

Dozens of men detained after the alleged gang-rape of eight women on a music video shoot in South Africa are expected back in court on Wednesday as police made more arrests of artisanal miners blamed by local people for widespread violence.

The arrests on Tuesday near Krugersdorp, a city north-west of Johannesburg, bring the total number of people detained since the attack to more than 120.

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