Protest over `rigged' poll

Maseru - Up to 5,000 angry voters protested in Maseru, capital of Lesotho, yesterday as the three main opposition parties rejected…

Maseru - Up to 5,000 angry voters protested in Maseru, capital of Lesotho, yesterday as the three main opposition parties rejected "rigged" general elections. Army vehicles appeared on the streets fuelling fears of trouble. Election officials earlier announced the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy had taken every constituency that had declared.

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