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1 dead, at least 6 injured in post-election unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros
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Riot police stand on a road in the Coulee district of Moroni, Comoros, on Thursday Jan. 18, 2024. One person has been killed and at least six injured after a second day of violent unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros, a health official said. The protests came after incumbent President Azali Assoumani was declared the winner in an election over the weekend that was denounced by the country's opposition parties as fraudulent. - photo by AP Photo/Nazir Nazi
MORONI, Comoros (AP) — A second day of unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros on Thursday left one person dead and at least six others injured, a health official said. The protests came after incumbent President Azali Assoumani was declared the winner in an election held over the weekend that was denounced by the country’s opposition parties as fraudulent. The announcement late Tuesday that Assoumani had won a fourth term triggered violent protests that started Wednesday, when a government minister’s house was set on fire and a car at the home of another minister was burned.