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Two killed as Gabon citizens protest coronavirus restrictions

Two killed as Gabon citizens protest coronavirus restrictions

TWO people have died after demonstrations in Gabon's two major cities, the prime minister has announced, as anger over restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 spilled over into street stand-offs. On Thursday night security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades in some neighbourhoods in the capital Libreville and Port Gentil to disperse protesters who banged pots and had set up barricades, burning tyres and debris. "Yesterday evening, two of our compatriots died during protests against these protective measures," Prime Minister Rose Christine Ossouka Raponda said in a statement. Gabon restricted travel in and out the capital city…
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