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    1. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Aug 1

      THREAD: Zimbabwe’s police and army have been chasing opposition supporters on the streets of Harare, as frustration mounts about the lack of results from #ZimElections2018.pic.twitter.com/AdezOVN5eW

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    2. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Aug 1

      Parts of central Harare have been engulfed by violence. Soldiers – with bayonets - chasing people through the streets. Police firing live rounds and using water cannons against opposition protestors who’ve responded by throwing rocks and burning tires.pic.twitter.com/7KG6BS50Ab

      3 replies 20 retweets 6 likes
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    3. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Aug 1

      The opposition MDC believes the state and governing party are conspiring to steal the Presidency, but election officials deny this. Foreign observers are pressuring the electoral commission to release the presidential results quickly and be transparent about the counting process.

      2 replies 15 retweets 12 likes
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    4. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Aug 1

      Riot police using water cannon and tear gas arrived to a chaotic scene of burning tyres and an unrelenting crowd. There were hundreds of them, jeering and pelting the police with stones, our correspondent @Pumza_Fihlani reports.pic.twitter.com/cYpiDruk7V

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    5. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Aug 1

      BBC News Africa Retweeted President of Zimbabwe

      Zimbabwe's President @edmnangagwa has called for peace amidst clashes between the security forces and supporters of opposition leader Nelson Chamisa.https://twitter.com/edmnangagwa/status/1024643260193681408 …

      BBC News Africa added,

      President of ZimbabweVerified account @edmnangagwa
      At this crucial time, I call on everyone to desist from provocative declarations and statements. We must all demonstrate patience and maturity, and act in a way that puts our people and their safety first. Now is the time for responsibility and above all, peace
      2 replies 8 retweets 7 likes
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    6. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Aug 1

      BBC News Africa Retweeted Nelson Chamisa

      Meanwhile, @nelsonchamisa has thanked people for their support, maintaining his claim that he won the popular vote.https://twitter.com/nelsonchamisa/status/1024635326722174977 …

      BBC News Africa added,

      Nelson ChamisaVerified account @nelsonchamisa
      THANK YOU ZIMBABWE ...I’m humbled by the support you have given to me as a Presidential Candidate. We have won the popular vote. You voted for total Change in this past election!We have won this one together. No amount of results manipulation will alter your WILL #Godisinit
      8 replies 23 retweets 33 likes
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      BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Aug 1

      One man has been shot during skirmishes with police in Harare. Correspondents say that at this time, the violence is confined to the centre of Harare - an opposition stronghold - while other parts of the country remain calm. Follow the story here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-45035533 …pic.twitter.com/KqttbaWTn7

      Man shot in skirmishes with police in Harare - BBC News Africa
      One man has been shot during skirmishes with police in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, after the country's historic elections.
      9:21 AM - 1 Aug 2018
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        1. LoThatWildFlower‏ @missLo01 Aug 1
          Replying to @BBCAfrica

          Pray tell who deployed the army and instructed them to shoot people for demonstration which is their constitional right the same right they enforced November 2017 when they protested against Mugabe

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        2. вяєєzу 🇿🇼‏ @Breezy_Geek1 Aug 1
          Replying to @BBCAfrica

          @nelsonchamisa is responsible for inciting violence

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Divine‏ @RtdGeneralD Aug 1
          Replying to @Breezy_Geek1 @BBCAfrica @nelsonchamisa

          We were tweeting some time back that Zec is a security http://threat.Here  are the results.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. вяєєzу 🇿🇼‏ @Breezy_Geek1 Aug 1
          Replying to @RtdGeneralD @BBCAfrica @nelsonchamisa

          Chamisa is the security threat not ZEC. ZEC is operating within it's constitutional mandates, Chamisa is not

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        5. denfordmadura‏ @bamudhaorg Aug 1
          Replying to @Breezy_Geek1 @RtdGeneralD and

          To steal the people's vote?

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        6. вяєєzу 🇿🇼‏ @Breezy_Geek1 Aug 1
          Replying to @bamudhaorg @RtdGeneralD and

          Which votes were stolen?

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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        1. Phillip Sifolongwane‏ @c4long1 Aug 1
          Replying to @BBCAfrica

          #ElectionsZW #Zimbabwe #ZimDecides2018 #ZimElections2018pic.twitter.com/CU6flVAWL8

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        1. BlazSean Michaelz‏ @BlazseanMycalz Aug 1
          Replying to @BBCAfrica

          This BBC is ZEC

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        1. Mairosi Peace Jembere‏ @mypeacelive Aug 1
          Replying to @BBCAfrica

          Get your facts right. More than one person shot. Someone share on this TL . Images of what happened today #thisflag @zimlive

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        2. feb503‏ @FabianoJamba Aug 1
          Replying to @BBCAfrica

          Unfortunately the army used media houses like you the BBC to legitimise their illegality and you fell for it. And still yoi call these skirmishes when Zimbabwe population is under house arrest?

          1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
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        2. dee‏ @diangav Aug 1
          Replying to @BBCAfrica

          BBC not one, many people have been shot.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        3. simboy T‏ @TetaniLeon Aug 1
          Replying to @diangav @BBCAfrica

          7 dead and 30 injured

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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        2. Ragna‏ @Warrior4326 Aug 1
          Replying to @BBCAfrica

          Do not put the blame on chamisa.. Why are u not blaming those who are manipulating with election results

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        1. The Agronomist‏ @ClementSnr Aug 1
          Replying to @BBCAfrica

          Kenya season 3...

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        1. Onesmus Pandu Tobias‏ @OnesmusTobias Aug 2
          Replying to @BBCAfrica

          This is sad #letpeaceprevail

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        1. Fat Cat Spacy‏ @FatCatSpacy Aug 1
          Replying to @BBCAfrica

          One has to ask, "How is your freedom doing post Rhodesia?" This is proof that even if a country has gotten rid of it's white population, that it does not magically become like Wakanda! Don't follow someone blindly on the basis of skin color. RIP for the victims in Zimbabwe 🙏🏽

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        1. BABOONA‏ @huuuuhhhh Aug 1
          Replying to @BBCAfrica

          Chaos, confusion and violence. Eish Zimbabwe is just another banana republic.

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        1. Job Chigwisiri‏ @JobChigwisiri Aug 1
          Replying to @BBCAfrica

          It’s 3 PEOPLE DEAD and killed by the army don’t report what you don’t know!

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