3 Killed as Zimbabwe Troops, Protesters Clash After Vote

3 Killed as Zimbabwe Troops, Protesters Clash After Vote
A man runs as supporters of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change party (MDC) of Nelson Chamisa burn barricades in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Aug. 1, 2018. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
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HARARE—Zimbabwe police said three people were killed in Harare on Wednesday, August 1, as soldiers dispersed stone-throwing opposition supporters who accused the ruling party of trying to rig Monday’s presidential election.

The deployment of soldiers and their beating of unarmed protesters set back President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s efforts to shed Zimbabwe’s pariah status after decades of repression under Robert Mugabe, who was ousted in a coup in November.