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H&M shuts stores in South Africa amid protests over monkey hoodie

JACEY FORTIN
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Swedish clothing company H&M temporarily closed several stores in South Africa on Saturday after protests erupted over an image in its online store that critics said was racist.

The image showed a black child modelling a hooded sweatshirt that said "coolest monkey in the jungle."

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