Police stop and search young men to ensure they are not carrying weapons (as it turned out, they were not). A heavy police presence has been required in townships to prevent and quell violent xenophobic attacks against foreign migrants. Up to 20,000 have been displaced in Cape Town and are being sheltered in temporary accomodation until the threats subside, and they can either move back to the communities they fled from, or repatriate to their home countries.
