Reports say Police in Sierra Leone fired tear gas at the main opposition party’s headquarters as voters awaited the results of a fiercely fought general election.
Opposition All People’s Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Samura Kamara said on Twitter that live bullets were also fired at his office inside the party headquarters in the capital Freetown.
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, a prominent APC member bidding for a second term as Freetown mayor, tweeted photos from inside the building showing people taking cover on the floor.
In a statement, the Sierra Leone Police said members of the APC had paraded through Freetown announcing to the public that they had won the elections.
According to the Police, the APC attracted a huge crowd of supporters outside the headquarters, who started harassing passers-by.
Vote tallying started across the country earlier but results have not yet been announced.
Source: BBC