Johan Nel, is escorted by South African police after appearing at the Swartruggens Magistrate's Court, west of Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 24 2008. Riot police were called in Thursday to control a crowd of angry protesters who tried to force their way into a courtroom where a Nel made a brief appearance on charges he was responsible for a shooting spree that killed four people - including a mother and the child she was carrying on her back - in a poor black settlement. The murder and attempted murder case of 18-year-old Johan Nel has ignited racial tensions that remain close to the surface more than a decade after apartheid's end. Police say Nel's motives have not yet been established and police have appealed for calm ahead of his next court appearance Feb. 12. AP Photo logo AP Photo 49 months ago

Johan Nel, is escorted by South African police after appearing at the Swartruggens Magistrate's Court, west of Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 24 2008. Riot police were called in Thursday to control a crowd of angry protesters who tried to force their way into a courtroom where a Nel made a brief appearance on charges he was responsible for a shooting spree that killed four people - including a mother and the child she was carrying on her back - in a poor black settlement. The murder and attempted murder case of 18-year-old Johan Nel has ignited racial tensions that remain close to the surface more than a decade after apartheid's end. Police say Nel's motives have not yet been established and police have appealed for calm ahead of his next court appearance Feb. 12.

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