Comoros election: Internet cut after protests - BBC News

Opposition supporters are angry at the re-election of President Assoumani, describing it as fraud.

5 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AFPImage caption, Security forces are battling stone-throwing protesters in the streets of the capitalBy Wycliffe MuiaBBC News Authorities in Comoros have cut access to the internet in the wake of protests against the re-election of President Azali Assoumani.

One person has reportedly been killed and six others injured as police continue to battle angry opposition supporters in the capital, Moroni.

Several roads in the capital have been barricaded and an unspecified number of protesters arrested.

A night-time curfew has been imposed to curb the spreading unrest.

The electoral commission on Tuesday announced that Mr Assoumani had garnered 63% of the vote in Sunday's ballot to secure a fourth term as president.

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