Zambian President Deploys Army to Quell Violence Before Vote
- Army deployed after two supporters of ruling party killed
- Lungu faces tight contest for re-election in Aug. 12 vote
Edgar Lungu
Photographer: Salim Dawood/AFP/Getty Images
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Zambian President Edgar Lungu deployed the army and other security forces to join the police in maintaining law and order after the killing of two supporters of the ruling Patriotic Front.
Police arrested four suspects in connection with the murders that took place Friday in Lusaka, the capital. Reports of clashes between supporters of the ruling party and the main opposition United Party for National Development have intensified ahead of the southern African nation’s Aug. 12 general election.