In the aftermath of Mozambique's contested presidential election, gunmen fatally shot Elvino Dias, the lawyer for opposition candidate Venâncio Mondlane, and a senior party official, Paulo Guambe.
The killings occurred in the capital, Maputo, as the opposition party, Podemos, prepared to challenge the election results. The violence has heightened tensions in the country, which has a history of fragile peace following a civil war.
The opposition is calling for protests, further escalating the political crisis.
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2 prominent opposition figures in Mozambique brutally killed following disputed election
The killings came as the opposition party the two men were associated with prepared to challenge the results of this month's presidential election.
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Lawyer for Mozambique's opposition politician is fatally shot following disputed election
Gunmen chased down the lawyer for Mozambique’s leading opposition politician and a senior opposition official and fatally shot them in their car in the capital, their party said Saturday
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Lawyer for Mozambique's opposition politician is fatally following disputed election
Elvino Dias, a lawyer and advisor to opposition presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane, was killed late Friday night by gunmen in two vehicles who riddled his car with bullets on a main avenue in the city of Maputo, the PODEMOS opposition party said.
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