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Protestors burn two police vehicles in Harare
24 Aug 2016 at 20:49hrs | Views
MDC-T protestors in central Harare went on a rampage this afternoon fighting riot police who had tried to stop their peaceful #MyZimbabwe demonstration.
Two police vehicles, a pickup truck and a bus, were burnt while a ZBC van was also set ablaze. Choppies supermarket along Nelson Mandela street was looted.
According to the state media a ZBC driver, Makesure Chieza, was injured.
"When I stopped to drop some staff members and pick up others, I stone flew through the window and missed my face before another one struck my head just above the ear. More stones came flying and when I scurried for safety, the hooligans set the car on fire," said Chieza.
Police National Spokesperson, Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said a police bus was also burnt at Market Square, and several business people and individuals are still reporting cases of damage to their properties.
"They burnt a police vehicle and a bus and looted several shops, among them Choppies Supermarket. Police officers are still on the ground and several people have been arrested. Some people are coming reporting cases of damage to their property," said Charamba.
Two police vehicles, a pickup truck and a bus, were burnt while a ZBC van was also set ablaze. Choppies supermarket along Nelson Mandela street was looted.
According to the state media a ZBC driver, Makesure Chieza, was injured.
"When I stopped to drop some staff members and pick up others, I stone flew through the window and missed my face before another one struck my head just above the ear. More stones came flying and when I scurried for safety, the hooligans set the car on fire," said Chieza.
Police National Spokesperson, Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said a police bus was also burnt at Market Square, and several business people and individuals are still reporting cases of damage to their properties.
"They burnt a police vehicle and a bus and looted several shops, among them Choppies Supermarket. Police officers are still on the ground and several people have been arrested. Some people are coming reporting cases of damage to their property," said Charamba.
Source - Byo24News
