{"id":12502,"date":"2019-08-17T12:31:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-17T12:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=12502"},"modified":"2019-08-17T12:31:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-17T12:31:41","slug":"picture-story-mdc-demo-ban-triggers-police-clashes-with-supporters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/picture-story-mdc-demo-ban-triggers-police-clashes-with-supporters","title":{"rendered":"Picture story: MDC demo ban triggers police clashes with supporters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HARARE CBD was Friday reduced into a warzone when anti-riot police fought running battles with agitated MDC supporters angered by a police ban on a protest march the main opposition had planned to register growing discontent over poor handling of the national crisis by the Zanu PF administration.<\/p>\n<p>The near deserted city centre Friday was a cloud of tear smoke while the often teeming Fourth Street bus terminus was also empty.<\/p>\n<p>Below are images of MDC supporters who chose to brave the tense situation in the CBD to challenge for their rights to demonstrate.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12505\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-supporters.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-supporters.jpg 800w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-supporters-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-supporters-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-supporters-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-supporters-218x150.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12506\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-police-supporters.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-police-supporters.jpg 800w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-police-supporters-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-police-supporters-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-police-supporters-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-police-supporters-218x150.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12507\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-teargas2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-teargas2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-teargas2-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-teargas2-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-teargas2-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/2019\/08\/MDC-demo-teargas2-218x150.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HARARE CBD was Friday reduced into a warzone when anti-riot police fought running battles with agitated MDC supporters angered by a police ban on a protest march the main opposition had planned to register growing discontent over poor handling of the national crisis by the Zanu PF administration. 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