Fresh clashes in Congo after day of deadly protest

[WorldNews]

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Demonstrators and security forces clashed for a second day in Congo's capital Wednesday in unrest triggered by the president's bid to extend his three-decade term in office, an AFP correspondent said. After a day in which four people were killed and 10 hurt in clashes, dozens of youths took to the streets in western Brazzaville in an apparent bid to throw up barricades as security forces fired rounds of tear gas grenades to hold them back. Opposition supporters also reported clashes in southern parts of the capital, but it was not clear if Wednesday's fresh violence had caused any casualties.

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