Togo police fire tear gas, water canon to break up opposition march
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STORY: Security forces in Togo's capital Lome fired tear gas on Friday (November 21) at stone-throwing opposition supporters who were among thousands of people marching against a potential reelection bid by the president.
The demonstrators are calling on the government to implement an agreed presidential term limit under which President Faure Gnassingbe would step down next year.
The marchers were quickly driven out of the city center, leaving behind empty streets littered with stones.
Opposition youths dispersed, erected barricades and set fire to tires, sending plumes of black smoke over the city.
Togo's Security and Civil Protection Ministry had announced in a statement read on state television late on Thursday (November 20) that all necessary measures would be taken to prevent opposition demonstrators from reaching the parliament building.
The ministry declined to comment when contacted by Reuters following the c
STORY: Security forces in Togo's capital Lome fired tear gas on Friday (November 21) at stone-throwing opposition supporters who were among thousands of people marching against a potential reelection bid by the president.
The demonstrators are calling on the government to implement an agreed presidential term limit under which President Faure Gnassingbe would step down next year.
The marchers were quickly driven out of the city center, leaving behind empty streets littered with stones.
Opposition youths dispersed, erected barricades and set fire to tires, sending plumes of black smoke over the city.
Togo's Security and Civil Protection Ministry had announced in a statement read on state television late on Thursday (November 20) that all necessary measures would be taken to prevent opposition demonstrators from reaching the parliament building.
The ministry declined to comment when contacted by Reuters following the c