Mozambique to Protest Large-scale Rebellion as a result of Presidential Election...Human rights group "at least 30 killed"

Large protests against the results of the presidential election took place in Mozambique in southern Africa.

According to Al Jazeera broadcasts on the 8th local time, thousands of people protested in Maputo, Mozambique's capital, the day before, claiming that the presidential election won by the ruling party's candidate was rigged.

Some threw stones at riot police and set fire to tires and trash cans to set up barricades.

Heavily armed military and police dispersed protesters with tear gas with armored vehicles, while shops, banks and schools in Maputu were closed for a day.

Human Rights Watch, an international human rights organization, told AFP that at least 30 people were killed in protests across Mozambique from the 19th of last month to the 6th.

In addition, Mozambican authorities are also restricting internet access across the country to prevent protests and incitement.

Independent candidate Benanciu Mondla, who lost second place in last month's presidential election, has declared the 7th "Mozambique Freedom Day" and called for a protest in the capital, Maputo.

Mozambique's Election Commission announced on the 24th of last month that Daniel Shafu of the ruling Frelimo party was elected with 70.67% of the vote in the presidential election.

Mozambique, which has suffered a civil war since 1977 due to a conflict between the left and the right since independence, has continued to experience instability due to conflict between the ruling and opposition parties since the end of the civil war in 1992.