Heavily armed police fired teargas at UTM Party President Dalitso Kabambe and different leaders from the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI), who had gathered at Lilongwe Community Ground to start out demonstrations towards the federal government’s dealing with of the gas disaster.

The protesters, who had been initially dispersed by police utilizing teargas, regrouped however had been then confronted by a bunch of males suspected to be Malawi Congress Party (MCP) thugs.

The thugs had been armed with pangas, sticks, and iron bars.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing two younger girls wearing black, who gave the impression to be giving directions to the armed group.

The state of affairs escalated, with the M1 highway changing into a battleground and automobiles being diverted as a result of ongoing clashes.

The police’s use of teargas isn’t an remoted incident, as they’ve beforehand used comparable ways to disperse supporters of opposition events.

The ongoing clashes have triggered site visitors disruptions, leaving commuters stranded, and have raised issues concerning the security of protesters and the position of political social gathering thugs in disrupting peaceable demonstrations.