The East African
Monday February 01 2021
A map highlighting Lunda Norte province in northeastern Angola. Seven people were killed and 28 injured in a protest in the province on January 30, 2021. PHOTO | GOOGLE MAPS
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The incident took place in Cafunfu village, Cuango municipality.
Police said in a statement on Saturday that it foiled an armed rebellion organised by the Lunda Tchokwe Protectorate Movement’s (LTPM), which resulted in the death of some demonstrators.
They said the demonstrators wanted to attack a police station in order to raise the movement’s flag.
LTPM’s head José Mateus Zecamutchima denied that it was an armed rebellion, saying they held a peaceful and orderly demonstration aimed urging the government to meet them to dicsuss the region’s autonomy.