US ambassador to Malawi caught up in political unrest while meeting opposition leader as police fire tear gas at protests over alleged election fraud
Teargas is seen outside the Malawi Congress Party headquarters in Lilongwe, Malawi June 6, 2019, in this still image obtained from video taken from social media.
Departing Ambassador Virginia Palmer was meeting in the capital, Lilongwe, with Lazarus Chakwera at his party headquarters a short walk from the embassy. Chakwera finished a close second in last month’s presidential election and has gone to court to challenge the results, and his Malawi Congress Party supporters have been holding protests.
Police told The Associated Press they had not been aware the ambassador was inside the party headquarters when they pursued and confronted protesters outside.
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