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| Comoros: Civilians flee strife-torn city on Anjouan island |
| 2018-10-19 |
| [Al Jazeera] Security forces in the Comoros have intensified their crackdown against anti-government protesters on the island of Anjouan, with witnesses reporting heavy gunfire and residents fleeing amid a wave of unrest against constitutional changes. President Azali Assoumani on Thursday sent in reinforcements to quell a nascent uprising on the opposition stronghold as festivities continued for a fourth day between security forces and armed protesters. Residents of the island are angry at Assoumani's plans to extend term limits and end rotation of the presidency between the country's three main islands after one term, a move that disadvantages Anjouan which was next in line. An official at Anjoun's airport told the AFP news agency a significant contingent of security forces arrived on the island to quell unrest there. Residents said the old medina quarter of Anjouan's capital Mutsumudu, with its narrow, intersecting alleyways, has become the epicentre of the fighting. |
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