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7 killed, 288 injured in Mozambican riot Seven people died after the anti-price hike riot in the Mozambican capital Maputo, the government admitted on Thursday.

Rioters destroy public facilities in Maputo, capital of Mozambique, Sept. 1, 2010. At least 7 people were killed and 288 injured in the riot hitting Maputo and Matola over price hikes, according to the government spokesman on Thursday. [Xinhua]

The updated toll includes one person drowned on Thursday and six killed the previous day in the riot, a government spokesman told reporters.

Earlier in the day, the Southern African country's Health Minister Paulo Ivo Garrido told national radio that six people died and more than 100 people were injured in the Maputo riot.

There have been conflicting reports of the toll since Wednesday. The private television STV quoted hospital sources as reporting that 10 people were confirmed dead.

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Thursday presided over an emergency meeting without the presence of Prime Minister Aires Ali, who is said to be on a visit to Vietnam.

Witnesses reported the situation looked calm and better one day after the riot.

However, no services are operating in Maputo, where public and private transports are out of circulating amid fears of renewed attacks.

Rioters burnt down three buses on Wednesday to vent anger at rising prices and the police action to disperse them.

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