Private Mozambican TV station: 6 killed including a child as police shoot at protesters

Private Mozambican TV: 6 killed in protest

MAPUTO, Mozambique — A private television station in Mozambique says six people have been killed as police shoot at protesters.

The S-TV station says the dead included one child. The station gave few other details. Police could not immediately confirm the report.

Police opened fire Wednesday on stone-throwing crowds who were protesting rising prices in this impoverished country.

Mozambicans have seen the price of a loaf of bread rise by 25 percent, from four to five meticais (from about 11 cents to about 13 U.S. cents) in the past year. Fuel and water prices also have risen.

Protests over high prices erupted into violence in Mozambique in 2008.

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MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — A private television station in Mozambique says four people including a child have been killed as police shoot at protesters.

The S-TV station says the three adults were taken to hospitals, which declared them dead. The station says the child died but gave no details. Police could not immediately confirm the report.

Police opened fire Wednesday on stone-throwing crowds who were protesting rising prices in this impoverished country.

Mozambicans have seen the price of a loaf of bread rise by 25 percent, from four to five meticais (from about 11 cents to about 13 U.S. cents) in the past year. Fuel and water prices also have risen.

Protests over high prices erupted into violence in Mozambique in 2008.