Zimbabwean police tear gas shoppers in capital after vendors resist arrests, throw bricks

washingtonpost.com

November 1 2011

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Eyewitnesses say police in riot gear went on a three-hour tear-gassing spree in heart of Zimbabwe’s capital.

The battles broke out Tuesday after authorities tried to confiscate vendors’ wares and they resisted. Witnesses say the vendors then threw bricks in retaliation, and police began tear gassing them along with shoppers.

The commotion brought business in central Harare to a halt for several hours.

Police then went on to raid Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party headquarters, accusing guards there of harboring the vendors. Read more…

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~ par Alain Bertho sur 2 novembre 2011.

Publié dans émeutes, riots