BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Two people were killed late on Sunday in a clash between supporters of Malawi's ruling party and the opposition, police said, triggering concerns that violence could mar the build-up to national elections in May.
A police officer and a civilian died in what police said was an ambush that followed a rally by President Joyce Banda in the tea-growing district of Thyolo, about 20km (12 miles) east of the commercial capital of Blantyre.
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