article_snippet.sent: Johannesburg (CNN)South African troops deployed Tuesday evening as part of a new government effort to stop deadly anti-immigrant violence.
article_snippet.sent: South African police raided a Jeppestown hostel Tuesday while troops secured the perimeter.
article_snippet.sent: Earlier, Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula announced the plan to deploy an undisclosed number of troops to areas where police are spread too thin while trying to curb deadly attacks against immigrants.
article_snippet.sent: This intervention is not an indictment on South African police.
article_snippet.sent: Thousands of people took temporary shelter at refugee centers or police stations as a result, according to aid group Gift of the Givers.
article_snippet.sent: The unemployment rate in South Africa is 25%, according to government figures.
highlights_snippet.sent: South African troops help police conduct raids in Jeppestown .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Defense minister says police are spread too thin trying to prevent attacks on immigrants .
  