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Zambian police tear-gas opposition supporters after poll

Published: 21 Jan 2015 - 04:20 pm | Last Updated: 17 Jan 2022 - 05:55 pm

 

LUSAKA--Zambian police fired tear gas Wednesday to disperse around 100 supporters of the leading opposition candidate in Zambia's presidential election as they waited for results of the closely-fought race.

A number of Hakainde Hichilema's United Party for National Development supporters were arrested and bundled into a police van, an AFP reporter saw.

AFP