JOHANNESBURG: The South African Police killed at least 35 persons and injured 220 others today [June 17] and yesterday when it opened fire on blacl( students, demonstrating against the compulsory learning of Afril(aan language in schools. The killings took place in Soweto, a Johannesburg suburb. These 1(illings are the worst incident of its kind in South Africa since the Sharpeville shootings 16 years ago when Police killed 69 blacl(s. News agencies [Meanwhile, as reported by news agencies from London,] [UK] Home Secretary Roy Jenl(ins ... said there would be no curbs on immigration despite racial tensions and the demands of anti-immigration Right-wingers.
He said: ‘The Government has no intention of going bacl( on those commitments made by previous governments to U.K. passport-holders. Neither will it go bacl( on the belief that those entitled to be here are entitled to be joined by their families.’ Statistics issued by the Home Office yesterday [June 16] showed a sharp increase in the number of Commonwealth immigrants entering Britain and precipitated demands by Conservative [MPs] that immigration be stopped.