LUANDA, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Four people have been killed in the Angolan capital of Luanda amid looting and vandalism following the start of a three-day taxi drivers' strike on Monday, according to police.
Police spokesperson and Deputy Commissioner Mateus Rodrigues said at a press conference on Tuesday that 500 people were arrested over the past 24 hours for suspected involvement in the unrest.
He noted that of the 500 arrests, 100 were made on the first day and the rest on Tuesday, with approximately 45 commercial stores, 25 private vehicles, 20 public buses, three bank branches, and two ATMs impacted.
However, the commissioner assured that the public safety situation in Luanda Province is currently stable as social normality returns with the reopening of main roads and other establishments where acts of vandalism occurred.
The spokesperson said obstacles placed on the roads to impede the free movement of people and goods were removed on Monday. He added that there have been reports of some outbreaks of disorder where individuals attempting to do as they did on Monday were repelled.
The National Association of Taxi Drivers of Angola announced earlier the suspension of taxi services in Luanda from Monday to Wednesday to protest rising fuel prices.
