Police fire tear gas to disperse crowd attempting to vandalize election equipment

Maputo, 11 Oct (AIM) – The Mozambican Police (PRM) on Thursday fired tear gas to disperse a group of people who were allegedly attempting to vandalize equipment that was being transported to the warehouse of the Electoral Administration Technical Secretariat (STAE), in Moatize district, in the central province of Tete.

According to Feliciano da Camara, thrPolice spokesperson in Tete, cited by Rádio Moçambique, the clash took place when a group of individuals set up barricades along the road to prevent the circulation of vehicles carrying ballot papers used in Wednesday’s presidential, parliamentary and provincial elections.

“In order to disperse the crowd, the police had to use tear gas and rubber bullets. They claimed that vehicles were carrying materials that didn’t match the data obtained from some polling stations at the São José basic school and Algodoeira region”, da Camara said.

Da Camara said that the Police could not identify the political affiliation of the individuals involved in the case.

“We couldn’t identify them, because they did not have documents in their possession. We call on people to wait for the results to be announced by the electoral management bodies”, he said.
(AIM)
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