Three demonstrators have been killed and 27 injured in the Mozambique city of Chimoio, as protests against price rises enter their third day. Police in the capital, Maputo, fired teargas and rubber bullets on a third day of protests against rising prices. In Chimoio, in the centre of the country, police fired live rounds as well as teargas and rubber bullets, correspondent Orfeu de Lisboa reports.

The city was calm on Friday afternoon.

Riots erupted on Friday after just a few hours of calm and incidents of looting were reported on the outskirts of Maputo.

The riots hit the Benfica and Hulene areas, according to police.

Seven people, including two children, were killed when police used live rounds on Wednesday.

The protests, which continued Thursday, were sparked by a 30 per cent in the price of bread.