After an apparently calm morning, tempers flared between protesters and police in the cities of Nampula and Nacala, leading to shots being fired.

According to a publication on the IkweliIn the city of Nampula, the early afternoon confrontation took place at the airport traffic circle, where a specialized contingent of the PRM was waiting for the demonstrators.

According to the same publication, "the police were shooting to disperse the demonstrators".

Likewise, a child was run over by the police, who failed to provide first aid [as good manners and the law dictate] and also fled. The car that hit the child was a green Hummer.

The victim, who was 8 years old, had to be taken to a health facility by onlookers.

"The police just took the car and left, they didn't help that child," said a source at the scene.

(Photo DR)