61.   Some shops will close early on Wednesday to avoid any risk.

62.   Some shops closed for fear of more violence.

63.   There is widespread looting, many roadblocks are still in place and most shops closed.

64.   Traffic halted, shops closed and few people ventured to work.

65.   While many shops closed in Nairobi, mainly in fear of looting, factories and government offices functioned normally.

66.   In Johannesburg, police threw barbed wire cordons around the central business district and shops closed early, fearing the worst.

67.   Anticipating that the looting would soon reach the city centre, most shops had closed early, their metal shutters firmly locked.

68.   But shops closed in Pontianak just before noon as news spread of a demonstration by public transport drivers, residents said.

69.   The strike was apparently being widely observed in Kinshasa, with traffic at a minimum and most shops closed.

70.   The streets were quiet and shops closed across the Strip as people went to Friday prayers or stayed out of the midday heat.