The African Business Journal: Deadly Riots in Maputo continue

Deadly Riots in Maputo continue
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African News on 02 September, 2010 06:58:00
 
TABJ Sep 2 - Riots in Maputo, Mozambique continue today because of increased
bread prices, with demonstrators covering roads with burning tires, shops being
looted.
According to hospital and police sources at least six people have been killed,
when police opened fire, but police officially say four have been killed,
including two children.
"We registered deaths, injuries, loss of property through use of stones and
shooting by police using rubber bullets. There is no order to use live bullets,"
Home Affairs Minister Jose Pacheco told private television STv.
Other police officials say that some police started firing real bullets when
they were out of rubber ones.
"We are working on identifying the people who organised the protests and to put
the blame for the deaths and injuries as well as destruction of property,”
says Pacheco.