Use of live bullets by military on post election violence 'unjustified': Mnangagwa

Use of live bullets by military on post election violence 'unjustified': Mnangagwa
The violence erupted after Mnangagwa was declared the first elected head of state since Robert Mugabe's removal from power, left six people dead and dozens injured. (Image Credit: Flickr)
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The use of live bullets by the military to quell Zimbabwe's post-election violence in August was "disproportionate and unjustified" President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Tuesday, reading from a report presented by a team investigating the clashes.

The violence erupted after Mnangagwa was declared the first elected head of state since Robert Mugabe's removal from power, left six people dead and dozens injured.

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