Benin swears in parliament under police guard after unrest

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Soldiers and police surrounded Benin’s parliament Thursday, guarding newly elected lawmakers of the West African nation as they were sworn into office following deadly post-election violence.

Military armoured vehicles and squads of soldiers also patrolled opposition areas in a bid to ensure there was no repeat of protests that erupted after the 28 April parliamentary elections in which at least four people died.

Soldiers outside the parliament complex in the capital Porto Novo warned that “all crowds are forbidden” around the assembly.

 

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