WORLD : 6 Killed in S. Africa Violence

Six people were killed today in a clash between supporters of the African National Congress and the Inkatha Freedom Party just two days after leaders of the rival movements forged a peace deal, police said.

A spokeswoman said thousands of people took part in the fighting at Umgababa, a Natal province township which has been the scene of many ANC-Inkatha clashes.

About 60 people were injured and 150 houses were damaged in the attack, she added.

ANC leader Nelson Mandela and Inkatha President Mangosuthu Buthelezi on Tuesday forged a joint commitment to peace that South Africans hoped would end the factional violence that has killed more than 4,000 people in the last five years.

Police and army reinforcements had been sent to Umgababa, the spokeswoman said. “The situation is tense but calm for now,” she said.