A man walk past a barricade after an election protest in Libreville, Gabon, on Thursday. (Joel Bouopda/Associated Press)Gabon’s newly reelected president sought to assert authority Thursday as the presidential guard attacked his rival’s party headquarters overnight amid fiery protests. At least three people have been killed, hundreds detained and the Internet blocked. Security forces later surrounded the building and remained there Thursday night, detaining more than a dozen members of the National Union opposition party inside, said party spokeswoman Sandrine Akere. Government spokesman Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze confirmed the presidential guard operation on the opposition headquarters.

Source: Washington Post September 01, 2016 20:37 UTC