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Mozambique post-election violence kills 125 in three days, NGO says

Mozambican security forces next to a burning barricade in Maputo on Tuesday, the second day of violence after presidential election results were announced. © Amilton Neves / AFP

Maputo (AFP) – Around 125 people have been killed in three days of violent clashes across Mozambique amid opposition-led protests over the presidential election results, a non-governmental organisation said Thursday.

Despite international observers raising concerns about irregularities in the 9 October elections, the country's highest court on Monday confirmed that Daniel Chapo of the Frelimo party, which has been in power since 1975, won the presidential race with 65.17 percent of the vote.

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