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Togo police crack down on anti-government protesters |
2018-04-12 |
[AFRICANEWS] Police in Togo have dispersed an opposition protest in the capital Lome. Reports indicate that teargas was fired to disperse protesters in Lome and in other towns across the country. The 14-member opposition coalition calling for the resignation of the president since August last year called a two-day protest beginning today. Reports indicate that the violent clampdown by the police led to injuries to a number of protesters. Photos shared on social media showed how a vehicle belonging to opposition chief Jean Pierre Fabre was smashed. |
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