Opposition parties and many citizens have rejected the results of the Oct. 9 presidential election as fraudulent and growing protests in the capital, Maputo, and other cities have been met by deadly force from police.

Thousands are protesting in Mozambique’s capital and police are responding by firing tear gas and rubber bullets as weeks of post-election unrest continued in the southern African country.

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Mozambican authorities have threatened to deploy soldiers to quell post-election protests that have engulfed the country after the opposi