Maputo — After two days of rioting over price rises, Maputo was mostly calm on Friday, but a few minor disturbances occurred in some outlying neighbourhoods.
AIM reporters who drove across the city reported attempts here and there to set up barricades on major roads. Thus in Maxaquene neighbourhood, on Joaquim Chissano, a group of rioters had placed a blazing tyre in the middle of the road.
In Xikeleni, home to the largest of Maputo's vast informal markets, rioters tried to set up barricades on Julius Nyerere Avenue. An item of furniture had been set ablaze there, when AIM visited the area.
But the main road from Maputo to the north, the scene of dozens of impromptu barricades on Wednesday, was calm.
A strong police presence, including units of the riot police, is evident at flashpoints in the city. The police are patrolling on foot and in vehicles, and have been removing the obstacles placed by rioters in the streets.
Via(allAfrica.com)Mozambique
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