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Mozambique police fire on protestors with opposition leader location unknown

Mozambeki Police Mondlan and human rights researcher said that a team of opposition leader Vinanceo Mondlan is walking in the capital, Mapoto, on Wednesday, which resulted in at least 10 people, the Mondlan team and a human rights researcher.

A police spokesman confirmed that law enforcement had derived marches, but he rejected the details.

Mondlan supporters met hours before President Daniel Chapo signed an agreement with some political parties aimed at ending months of protests against the disputed victory of Chapo last year.

Mondlan ranked second in the presidential vote, but was excluded from the talks that led to the agreement, which aims to include a review of the country’s electoral laws.

Analysts say that the exclusion of Mondlan means that the agreement is likely not to do much to achieve stability in resources rich in resources South Africa.

The Mondlan team said in a statement published on Facebook that its place was not known after the police separated in the march. And 16 people have been injured.

Mondlan did not answer a Reuters phone call.

In a separate video clip broadcast from the Mondlan page on Facebook, the opposition leader was seen standing in a car moving in a street surrounded by a crowd of people chanting and singing. The sound of gunshots rang, after which people started running and cut the video suddenly.

Buses prevent a road in Mapoto on Wednesday. Ailton News / AFP via Getty Images

Zenaida Machado, a prominent researcher at Human Rights Watch, said the organization confirmed at least 10 people by the police on Wednesday. She added that the shooting of a peaceful opposition brings together its efforts to bring stability Mozambique.

Political analyst Joao Vigo said that the government’s talks with other political parties were a little more than the stage without the involvement of Mondlan.

“The longer it will include Venanceo, the greater the chances of installing the situation,” he said.

The local civil society monitoring group says that more than 350 people were killed in the post -election demonstrations that started in late October.

Mondlan told supporters on Wednesday that he would continue his anti -government protests, for years if necessary.

Chapo and his party, Frilimo, said in the October elections by getting rid of votes, while Western observers say it was not free and fair.

For the end of the Portuguese colonial rule in 1975, Frilimo Mozambique has ruled the accusations of electoral fraud.

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