Brazzaville: Four people were killed and 10 wounded in clashes in the Republic of Congo Tuesday between security forces and demonstrators opposed to a presidential referendum, Interior Minister Raymond Mboulou said.
Mboulou said the "organised and coordinated insurrection" had led to three fatalities in the capital Brazzaville and a fourth in the southern town of Pointe-Noire. Three members of the security forces were also seriously injured.
The clashes erupted after the authorities banned a protest rally against next Sunday's referendum on President Denis Sassou Nguesso's bid to extend a three-decade stay in office.
AFP
