Troops and riot police square off with protesters in the streets of Benin's economic capital
Protesters gather as they barricade the streets of Cadjehoun the stronghold of former president of Benin Thomas Yayi Boni on May 2, 2019 in Cotonou. Picture: AFP/YANICK FOLLYSoldiers in Benin fired shots Thursday as they clamped down on the second day of angry demonstrations against parliamentary polls held without a single opposition candidate, witnesses said.
"The police and soldiers... they started firing, they chased people," said a resident."We heard shots, lots of shots." Despite the violence, the Constitutional Court said it would release final election results later Thursday.Protesters chanting slogans against President Patrice Talon have torched businesses, hurled stones and petrol bombs, and smashed the windows of government buildings."Talon... will not be able to kill our democracy," one demonstrator said.Violence was also reported in the town of Kandi, some 620km to the north.
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