{"id":84679,"date":"2018-09-11T12:09:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=84679"},"modified":"2018-09-11T13:26:01","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T11:26:01","slug":"brewaking-news-one-building-torched-protests-businesses-appealing-backup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/09\/11\/brewaking-news-one-building-torched-protests-businesses-appealing-backup\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: One building torched, businesses appealing for backup in Machadodorp"},"content":{"rendered":"

Residents appealed via voice messages for police and fire brigades to be dispatched to the town immediately.<\/p>\n

Violent protesters are running rampant throughout the small town.<\/p>\n

A fight between a white and black man apparently led to the outbreak of violence. The unidentified white man was admitted to hospital.<\/p>\n

When two security guards went to arrest the man\u2019s assailant, the community retaliated.<\/p>\n

Anger spilled over into Machadodorp town after the attempted arrests.<\/p>\n

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