WATCH: Zambians allegedly attack Shoprite and Pick n Pay stores in Lusaka

Videos of South African supermarket chains being targeted in alleged looting in the capital of Zambia, Lusaka, have gone viral on social media.

While the authenticity of the footage has not been confirmed, Shoprite Holdings said on Wednesday that several of its stores in Nigeria and Zambia had been closed with extensive damage done to numerous supermarkets over the past 24 hours.

The shops were attacked presumably in retaliation to days of xenophobic riots in South Africa that have targeted foreign-owned businesses.

It may merely have been an excuse to also engage in some looting.

https://twitter.com/Peter_Kays/status/1169153351008882688?s=20

My apologies to the very educated, tweet police for this tweet. "Shops like those we have here in South Africa are being vandalized in Zambia" Pick n Pay Franchises and other Franchises. pic.twitter.com/jzRULrAOMK

— MAFIA (@i_speakit) September 4, 2019

As expected, the #looting is kicking off in some Shoprite stores! #SA #XenophobicAttacks #Xenophobia #Xenophobia #ZedTwitter #Zambia #SayNoToXenophobicAttacks pic.twitter.com/E0lzjXMxSa

— Mwiinga 🇵🇸 (@Thearchct) September 4, 2019

https://twitter.com/TheInformaNews1/status/1169200061043159040?s=20

#XenophobicAttack @PicknPay #SayNoToXenophobia #Nigeria
Meanwhile in Zambia 🇿🇲, locals take the streets in solidarity with their attacked brothers and sisters in South Africa 🇿🇦
Pick n pay looted pic.twitter.com/5YVNwUpgHt

— Makoya Foods (@vusimaoka1) September 4, 2019

Student at the university of Zambia are currently demonstrating against xenophobia attacks in south Africa.
Students are matching to east park mall where the south Africans supper markets like, pick'n'pay, hungry lion are #XenophobicAttacks #SayNoToXenophobicAttacks#oneafrica pic.twitter.com/isAj0hha7q

— Natasha Mumba (@mumbanatasha7) September 3, 2019

https://twitter.com/MaceWimbu/status/1169157636111130627?s=20

https://twitter.com/HarareSun/status/1169210531292598273?s=20

(Compiled by Charles Cilliers)

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