FILE PHOTO: A member of Malawi's security services looks on as President Peter Mutharika arrives for his inauguration ceremony in Blantyre, Malawi, May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Eldson Chagara
LILONGWE (Reuters) - Armed police used tear gas on Thursday to disperse demonstrators demanding the resignation of Malawi's president after an election they say was rigged, escalating the state's response to protests that began two days ago.
Thousands of supporters of opposition parties took to the streets of the capital Lilongwe, a Reuters witness said, with one group occupying a complex housing the presidency and government offices for a third day.
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