Mozambique’s government deployed troops to clear barricades in the capital as angry protesters blocked roads and looted shops on Thursday.

Demonstrators blocked roads with burning tyres and looted shops in Maputo on Thursday as riots sparked by soaring bread prices entered a second day.

At least two children have been shot dead in clashes between police and rioters in and around Maputo on Wednesday in rallies over rising prices.

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