Angolan War Veterans in New Protest

Rapid Intervention Police and Military Police have used teargas and batons in Luanda to disperse former soldiers intent on marching to the Presidential Palace. Some 50 war widows also joined the protest, demanding the pensions that are owed to them.

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Soldiers display their MPLA membership cards to show that there were no opposition parties behind their protest.

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