Patrick Bond
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:56:57 -0700
4 dead in Moz price riots 2010-09-01 14:26
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* Protesters march in Mozambique
<http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Protesters-march-in-Mozambique-20100901>
Maputo - A private television station in Mozambique says four people
including a child have been killed as police shot at protesters.
The S-TV station says the three adults were taken to hospitals, which
declared them dead. The station says the child died but gave no details.
Police could not immediately confirm the report.
Police opened fire on Wednesday on stone-throwing crowds who were
protesting rising prices in this impoverished country.
Mozambicans have seen the price of a loaf of bread rise by 25%, from
four to five meticais (from about 11c to about 13c) in the past year.
Fuel and water prices also have risen.
Protests over high prices erupted into violence in Mozambique in 2008.
- AP
Protesters march in Mozambique
2010-09-01 10:07
Maputo - Protesters marching against rising prices in impoverished
Mozambique are throwing stones and burning tires in the capital, and
police have responded by firing into the air.
Police have declared Wednesday's march illegal, saying no group has
sought permission despite days of rumours there would be a demonstration.
Thousands of protesters are lining the streets of Bagamoyo, a crowded,
impoverished neighbourhood just north of downtown Maputo. There have
been no immediate reports of injuries.
Mozambicans have seen the price of a loaf of bread rise by 25%, from
four to five meticais (from about 11c to about 13c) in the past year.
Fuel and water prices also have risen.
Protests over high prices erupted into violence in Mozambique in 2008.
- AP
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