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Racist Announcement at Wal-Mart Store Probed

   VOA News 17 March 2010
   Shoppers wait in line to pay for their purchases at a Walmart (File)

Photo: AFP

   Shoppers wait in line to pay for their purchases at a Walmart (File)

   Officials in the eastern U.S. state of New Jersey are investigating an
   incident  at a Wal-Mart in which a man used the store's public-address
   system to tell African-Americans to leave.
   Customers  were shocked Sunday when a male voice announced, "Attention
   Wal-Mart shoppers, all black people must leave the store now."
   Wal-Mart  officials say they are reviewing security tapes to determine
   who made the announcement.
   The local prosecutor's office said it also is investigating.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP.

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