The displaced victims of Zambia's two-day protests and looting in the capital Lusaka have rejected government decision to relocate them to refugee camps, local media reported.

The mayhem left two people dead in the Lusaka slums.

"Lusaka xenophobia victims who are camped at St Ignatius Catholic Church refused to be relocated to Mayukwayukwa refugee camp, saying that would be tantamount to killing them," reported the privately owned daily, The Post.

The victims spoke out when President Edgar Lungu paid them a visit to reassure them of peace and protection.

The paper quoted a Mr James Kezamahoro, a Congolese, pleading with the head of state to help them as Zambia was their last hope.

"They say they want to take us into the refugee camps, but there in the camps, there's hunger. We're better off here."

The Zambian government had deployed soldiers to patrol the streets and police arrested more 200 people and 11 to help with investigations.

The attacks, which targeted foreign-owned shops, followed allegations that foreigners were involved in ritual killings.

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The two-day violent protest have shocked the relatively peaceful country, leading to President Lungu's public apology.