Clashes between police and protesters disputing Mauritania’s presidential election result kill 3

Associated Press

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP (AP) — Authorities in Mauritania say clashes between security forces and protesters rallying against the reelection of President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani have left three people dead. They say several arrests were made and an unspecified number of people were injured. Following the clashes, mobile internet access was blocked on Tuesday as authorities vowed to arrest those behind the violence. The protests erupted late Monday in parts of the northwestern African country after Ghazouani was declared winner of the presidential election. His main rival, Biram Dah Abeid, a renowned anti-slavery activist, rejected the outcome and claimed the result was falsified. Abeid urged for peaceful protests.