A large police contingent has been deployed to the Soweto township in Johannesburg South Africa after foreign-owned shops were looted overnight. Community members say the foreign-owned shops were looted to avenge the incidents that happened in the Johannesburg CBD last week when foreign nationals attacked police during a raid on those who trade in counterfeit goods. Police have confirmed that shops were looted in different parts of Soweto. A large police contingent has been deployed to the areas. Foreign nationals have removed goods from some of their shops to a place of safety.