Mozambique has been rocked by the murder of two prominent opposition figures, ratcheting up tensions ahead of planned protests against the election results.
New opposition party Podemos’ lawyer, Elvino Dias, who was also advisor to its presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane, died alongside party official Paulo Guambe.
They were gunned down late on Friday night by attackers chasing the car they were travelling in.
Their deaths come as the country waits for the results of the contested October 9 election.
They are due on October 24, with provisional results showing a probable win for Frelimo, who has governed Mozambique since its independence from Portugal in 1975.
Western election observers, however, have cast doubts on the integrity of the poll, saying it did not meet international standards.
There are fears now that the protests could turn bloody, with Mozambique’s security forces having opened fire on protesters in the past.
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