Riots Have Broken-Out In Zimbabwe

Daily Mail: Horrifying moment a taxi driver is surrounded by riot cops and beaten with truncheons on the floor... during a protest about police brutality in Zimbabwe

* Violent clashes between Zimbabwean police and protesters resulted in 30 arrests as a riot broke out in Harare
* Demonstrators forced to lie down in dusty roads and battered by truncheons as police use tear gas and dogs
* Protest over a number of issues including economic hardship, police brutality and Robert Mugabe's government
* A journalist saw protesters severely beat two police officers with sticks before taking their uniforms to wear them
* Many rioters were young men who make a living from by charging a small fee to load passengers into minibuses
* The majority of Zimbabwe's citizens survive on just one US dollar (75p) a day, the official statistics agency says

Violent clashes between Zimbabwean police and protesters resulted in 30 arrests as a riot broke out over economic hardship, police brutality and Robert Mugabe's government.

Demonstrators were forced to lie down in the dusty roads as machine gun-wielding officers fired warning shots and rounded up civilians in Harare.

One taxi driver can be seen getting a savage beating from six riot cops, another man has his head stood on by an officer carrying a machine gun and bloodied protesters are pictured running from the mayhem.

As well as a number of economical and political issues affecting workers, the protest was ironically about police brutality in the country.

Read more ....

More News On The Growing Unrest In Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe police battle rioters in capital -- News 24
Zimbabwe police fire teargas as taxi drivers' protest turns violent -- Reuters
Police Battle Rioters in Zimbabwe's Capital -- AP
Zimbabwe police clash with rioting minibus drivers -- BBC
Protests Against Police Harassment Erupt in Zimbabwe Capital -- Bloomberg
Zimbabwe police battle rioters protesting against 'harassment' -- The Guardian/AP
WATCH: Protesters, police clash in ongoing riots in Harare -- News 24