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133 arrested in Zambia over election results protest

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133 arrested in Zambia over election results protest
About 133 protesters have been arrested by police in Zambia who accused them of attacking perceived supporters of President Edgar Lungu after disputed election result.
Supporters of main opponent Hakainde Hichilema took to the streets in demonstration after he declared that the election was rigged, a senior police officer said.
“They targeted perceived supporters of the ruling party, destroying their property,” Godwin Phiri, a Southern province police chief, told the Reuters news agency on Tuesday, referring to those arrested.
“It is like this was well planned and they were just waiting for the winner to be declared. Calm has now returned following the arrests.”
Released results released by the Electoral Commission of Zambia showed that Lungu, leader of the Patriotic Front (PF), won 50.35 per cent of the vote, against 47.67 per cent for Hichilema, of the United Party for National Development (UPND).
 

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