Zambia president blames rivals for state of emergency
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Channel: AFP News Agency · 2017 · News & Politics
Zambian President Edgar Lungu justifies declaring a state of emergency by alleging that opposition parties were behind a string of arson attacks intended "to create terror and panic". Lungu denied that he was establishing a dictatorship in Zambia -- until recently a relatively stable country -- and said his political rivals were trying to overturn last year's election results. SOUNDBITE
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