Arrests after market riot

Lusaka - Zambian police arrested 56 suspects yesterday after scores of market traders rioted in Lusaka for the second time this…

Lusaka - Zambian police arrested 56 suspects yesterday after scores of market traders rioted in Lusaka for the second time this week.

Police fired tear-gas and beat rioters when angry youths vandalised property in the central business district after a mysterious fire gutted their sprawling market near the city centre on Tuesday night.

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