41. The government reduced the number of polling places here in the capital and in the impoverished suburb of Chitungwiza, which are dominated by opposition party supporters. 42. The government reduced the number of polling places here in the capital and in the impoverished suburb of Chitungwiza, areas dominated by opposition party supporters. 43. The opposition supporters retaliated by burning a college owned by an ally of Mugabe and by assaulting members of the state-controlled media, the police said. 44. The officers who manned the demonstration Thursday came mainly from the northern province of Vojvodina and from the Kosovo region, opposition supporters said. 45. The Taliban are equally aware of the stakes, reportedly reinforcing their presence in the city, treating residents harshly and rounding up suspected opposition supporters in nearby towns. 46. There, hundreds of chanting opposition supporters were sprayed with tear gas and three police officers were assaulted. 47. They were mostly opposition supporters. 48. Throughout the night opposition supporters erupted into spontaneous celebrations, dancing in the streets of Harare and tooting car horns with each set of updated results. 49. Opposition supporters already were demonstrating in some Serbian towns and cities. 50. Opposition supporters also opposed the election of Nolwyn McDowall as House Speaker. |
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