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Mugabe's police fire live bullets at opposition protesters, scores arrested
17 Sep 2016 at 07:16hrs | Views
Violence has flared up in some parts of Harare during NERA organised street protests as live bullets said to have been fired in Kuwadzana by police.
In its update on the demos, Tajamuja sais police in Kuwadzana who were backed by a single cab Ford Ranger fired live ammunition on protesters.
" The single cab with South African No. plates was used to abduct 10 activists it said. According to the protest outfit, after the alleged abduction and arrests of three people, armed police with AK47 chased #MyZimbabwe activist known as Dunga instructing each other to shoot him.
"Two of these thugs were clad in ZRP uniform whilst one of them was wearing a Tshirt". Mabvuku and Epworth are said to be hot spots.
"Violence breaks out in Mabvuku...rioters badly beaten up" journalist Elias Mambo posted in his twitter account.
At Sunningdale protestors were teargased by police. Many children in the suburbs affected by the teargas.
Water cannons and more than 20 police officers in keeping s close watch in some parts of Chitungwiza.
"Planned protests so decentralized its hard to get a sense of organisation.
"Reports of group dispersed in Marlborough" a SABC correspondent Shinjayi Nyoka said. NERA Zimbabwe said
"#NERAdemo Today we fearlessly march in Byo, W tell th slayers that they won't kill our dream like they did our pipo".
No incidences' of violence have been reported in Bulawayo.
In Bindura North over 30 protesters heavily assaulted by police after teargasing protesters.
MDCT provincial administrator and provincial womens assembly members are among those assaulted and arrested.
MDC-T official Lilian Timvios said to have been arrested together with 16 others.
In its update on the demos, Tajamuja sais police in Kuwadzana who were backed by a single cab Ford Ranger fired live ammunition on protesters.
" The single cab with South African No. plates was used to abduct 10 activists it said. According to the protest outfit, after the alleged abduction and arrests of three people, armed police with AK47 chased #MyZimbabwe activist known as Dunga instructing each other to shoot him.
"Two of these thugs were clad in ZRP uniform whilst one of them was wearing a Tshirt". Mabvuku and Epworth are said to be hot spots.
"Violence breaks out in Mabvuku...rioters badly beaten up" journalist Elias Mambo posted in his twitter account.
At Sunningdale protestors were teargased by police. Many children in the suburbs affected by the teargas.
Water cannons and more than 20 police officers in keeping s close watch in some parts of Chitungwiza.
"Reports of group dispersed in Marlborough" a SABC correspondent Shinjayi Nyoka said. NERA Zimbabwe said
"#NERAdemo Today we fearlessly march in Byo, W tell th slayers that they won't kill our dream like they did our pipo".
No incidences' of violence have been reported in Bulawayo.
In Bindura North over 30 protesters heavily assaulted by police after teargasing protesters.
MDCT provincial administrator and provincial womens assembly members are among those assaulted and arrested.
MDC-T official Lilian Timvios said to have been arrested together with 16 others.
Source - Byo24News
