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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 19 Apr 2016

    Looting continues for a 2nd day in Zambia's capital as Rwandan-owned shops are targeted http://bbc.in/1WDpmSb pic.twitter.com/CNgpQPy9CT

    9:12 AM - 19 Apr 2016
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    • Eloge Mwandwe shonatiger Pragmora Ike Kenneth The Rwandan Tourist Charreah Jackson rmusiima demesas uzonnamichael
    18 replies 337 retweets 45 likes
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      2. Eloge Mwandwe‏ @elogemwandwe 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica pillage à #Lusaka en #Zambie les commerçants #Rwandais sont les premiers victimes

        1 reply 3 retweets 1 like
      3. Peter Moj‏ @petermoj1 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @elogemwandwe

        @elogemwandwe @BBCAfrica @MMGratien @tshalukambo que katumbi cherche pour eux une solution ; lui qui prétend aidée les zambiens

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. MM Gratien‏ @MMGratien 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @petermoj1

        @petermoj1 @elogemwandwe @BBCAfrica @tshalukambo l'homme qui affame son peuple pour le pouvoir. Il a lu Machiavel à l'envers.

        0 replies 2 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Malawi Page‏ @MalawiPage 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica Ignorance beget poverty, #poverty beget jealousy. #Work, #save, #invest. #ZambiaLooting

        1 reply 5 retweets 5 likes
      3. J FreshPrince gooner‏ @FreshGooner 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @MalawiPage

        @malawilive @bbcafrica only 1 side of the story is told these foreigners are suspected of killing innocent zambians for rituals

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Malawi Page‏ @MalawiPage 20 Apr 2016
        Replying to @FreshGooner

        @FreshGooner @BBCAfrica they wrote about it, read the article. Also suspect not proven guilty. #Zambia #Xenophobia

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. B3A5T‏ @nkadaani 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica ,as a #Zambia n.,I am truly ashamed by this barbaric behavior portrayed by my country men, we are better than this.true #Patriot

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      1. Gift Nyirenda‏ @GiftNyi13933978 27 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica what is the root cause of such regrettable behavior in our beloved continent?

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      1. Nehemiah Mame‏ @NehimiyaMame 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica some africa country citizens are thief that is why they are jobless

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      1. alles_mzansi 🌐‏ @alles_mzansi 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica so it's just not a south African thing I see

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      1. IEE‏ @ifeora90 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @bbcafrica What is going?#Africa why this is the time we should love ourselves

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      1. Milli Jam‏ @djmillijam1 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica people have now continued looting due to poverty

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      2. Nick A‏ @NAnumuss 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica what's going on???

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Clive Mbs‏ @Clive_Mbs 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @NAnumuss

        @NAnumuss @BBCAfrica 7 people were murdered & their penis, heart & ears removed is a pace of 2weeks. It's suspected ritual murderer.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Udo C. Enwereuzor‏ @UdoCEnwereuzor 20 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica What a pity! We've seen similar actions in S. Africa in recent years becpme lethal for targeted groups.

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      1. Rodger Magagani‏ @RodgerMagagani 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica How can that be happening in #Zambia? Last time I visited, wished could stay there for good bcoz of the hospitality.

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      1. SS‏ @SegarsShan 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica Lusaka?? Damn! That is surprising 😞

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      1. Ogun‏ @ogungbola 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica Looters are Criminals period

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      1. united4life‏ @chiugo22 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica @Kalukaluemmanu2 This is so sad which way Africa a lovely continent turning into land of hatred. Time to wake up and stop hate.

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      1. mbeula chilimina‏ @chef_mbeula 19 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica ritual killings where heart,ears and private parts removed suspects are Rwandese hence angry 😠 mobs looting Rwandese owned shops

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