Rival accounts of the fatal unrest have been given by the Djibouti authorities and an opposition group. Up to 19 people may have been killed according to the government and opposition reports.
Djibouti Foreign Minister Al Youssouf on Tuesday said the fatalities occurred when police and troops broke up a crowd of "several hundreds" armed with knives, machetes and two Kalashnikov guns.
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