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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Fifty-three people were killed in fierce fighting Wednesday between thousands of feuding Zulu and Pondo tribesmen armed with spears, machetes and homemade guns. It was the worst tribal battle in a decade.
The fighting between 2,000 Zulus and 3,000 Pondos began late Tuesday at Umbumbulu, 20 miles southwest of the Indian Ocean port of Durban, and continued through Christmas Day, according to a police spokesman in Durban.
Hundreds of heavily armed policemen managed to separate the rival groups late Wednesday and bring an uneasy calm to the area, the spokesman said, but the fighting could flare again at any time.