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One woman killed by stray police bullet in riot

    JOHANNESBURG

    A woman was shot dead by a stray police bullet on Saturday when a fight broke out between police and mini-bus drivers in Harare, agencies said on Monday. According to the reports the shooting happened early on Saturday, after police tried to arrest a commuter mini-bus driver in connection with an alleged hit-and-run accident. A police spokesman was quoted as saying that shots had been fired into the air to disperse a crowd that had gathered around the driver’s vehicle, when a mini-bus worker tried to take away one of the police’s guns. During the struggle, the gun fired and killed a female street vendor. The shooting prompted a small riot, which police broke up with tear gas. The rioters stoned shops and cars, and burned a police vehicle beyond repair.

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