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Police disperse opposition demonstration

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    A demonstration called by the opposition Action Committee for Renewal (CAR) in the Togolese capital, Lome, on Saturday was forcibly broken up by the police, Radio France International (RFI) reported.

    The demonstration was intended to back demands for electoral reforms and draw attention to a report by the United Nations/Organisation of African Unity Investigation Commission which accused Togo's security forces of committing widespread human rights abuses.

    RFI said a police cordon blocked and fired teargas at defiant marchers to enforce a ban by the government on public demonstrations.

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