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Zimbabwe warns of crackdown after protests
Updated On: 03 August, 2018 06:20 AM IST | Harare | Agencies
Soldiers fired on demonstrators during opposition MDC party protests in Harare yesterday, with one man shot dead in the stomach
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Soldiers are on the streets of the capital for a second day. Pic/AFP
Zimbabwe's government has vowed to crack down on opposition dissent after three people were killed when protests against alleged electoral fraud were met by live ammunition, denting hopes of a new era for the country.
Soldiers fired on demonstrators during opposition MDC party protests in Harare yesterday, with one man shot dead in the stomach. Monday's polls — the first since autocratic president Robert Mugabe was forced out by a brief military takeover in November — had been meant to turn the page on years of violence-marred elections and brutal repression of dissent.
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