# KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has asked for army support as anti-immigration protests and violence continue in Durban. The unrest has spread to areas including Umlazi and Merebank, with vehicles and buildings set alight and businesses looted. The protests follow tensions over the processing of asylum applications. The Department of Home Affairs has withdrawn the directive that allowed refugee offices to accept the applications under the revised process. Ntuli is calling for investigation into looting and unrest:
Premier requests army deployment amid Durban unrest [SOUND]
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