Violent protests over bus fees hit Mozambique

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Thousands of Mozambicans walked home from work Thursday, after youths violently protested bus fare hikes by burning tires and attacking bus drivers, forcing buses off the streets.

The violence began Thursday morning as the youths erected roadblocks around the main roads leading to the capital Maputo and its neighboring city Matola. The protesters, including children, threw stones at drivers and burned debris in the road after most workers had arrived at their jobs. Some protester shouted: “We have no money to pay for transport!”