(7 Nov 2024)
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Maputo, Mozambique – 7 November 2024
1. Police firing tear gas canisters to disperse crowd of protestors
2. Wide of protestors running away
3. Wide of protestors holding banner with opposition leader Venancio Mondlane’s face
4. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Belito (No last name given), protestor
“They police can’t do that. Things don’t work like that. We are marching peacefully, we are not armed, we are not vandalizing anything, but the police are ruining everything.”
5. Various of injured man lying on the ground and police chasing protestors away
6. Police speaking to protestor as another holds up a placard
7. Wide pan of police vehicle patrolling as tear gas rises from canister on ground
STORYLINE:
South Africa closed its border with Mozambique shortly after opening it on Thursday as post-election violence in the neighbouring country escalated, leading to clashes between protesters and the police.
Protesters in Mozambique, organised by opposition leaders and their supporters, are disputing the outcome of the October 9 elections that saw the ruling Frelimo party extend its 49-year rule.
In the capital, Maputo, police fired teargas to disperse protesters, who said they were not armed and were marching peacefully.
Opposition leader, Venancio Mondlane, who came in second in the presidential election with 20% of the vote, has reportedly fled the country after two of his aides were killed before the results were announced.
South Africa’s Border Management Agency said it closed its side of the border after 15 employees from the Mozambican border post crossed over seeking refuge and protection.
The opposition has accused the ruling Frelimo of rigging the election in favour of its presidential candidate Daniel Chapo, who was declared the winner with more than 70% of the votes by the national Mozambique Electoral Commission.
Mozambique authorities threatened this week to unleash the army to quell the protests, accusing demonstrators of trying to overthrow a democratically elected government.
Amnesty International said on Wednesday that at least 20 people have died and hundreds more have been injured and arrested since the beginning of the protests in late October.
It described the government’s reaction as the country’s worst crackdown on protests in years.
AP video by Lurdes Magaia, produced by Sebabatso Mosamo
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