Mozambique on Edge After Election Results Ignite Fresh Riots
- Border with South Africa was temoporarily closed, AIM says
- Opposition called for second day of demonstrations on Friday
Protesters set fire to tires in Maputo, Mozambique, on Oct. 24.
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Tensions are high in Mozambique after riots broke out in the capital on Thursday night when authorities announced a resounding victory for the ruling party in an election the opposition said was rigged.
Violent protests caused the temporary closure of the main land crossing with South Africa at Ressano Garcia, state-owned Agência de Informação de Moçambique reported. By mid-morning Friday, makeshift barriers still blocked one of the main roads in Maputo, the capital, it said.