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| Liberia election: CDC Monrovia protest turns deadly | Liberia election: CDC Monrovia protest turns deadly |
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| At least one person has been killed after shots were fired during an opposition protest in Monrovia ahead of Liberia's presidential run-off. | At least one person has been killed after shots were fired during an opposition protest in Monrovia ahead of Liberia's presidential run-off. |
| A BBC reporter saw the body of a young man who had been shot in the head. | A BBC reporter saw the body of a young man who had been shot in the head. |
| Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) candidate Winston Tubman has pulled out of Tuesday's vote, alleging fraud. | Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) candidate Winston Tubman has pulled out of Tuesday's vote, alleging fraud. |
| Nobel Peace laureate Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Africa's Africa's first elected female head of state, is running for another term. | Nobel Peace laureate Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Africa's Africa's first elected female head of state, is running for another term. |
| She was first elected after Liberia's first post-war election in 2005. | She was first elected after Liberia's first post-war election in 2005. |
| These are the first elections organised by Liberians since the 14-year conflict ended. The previous ones were run by the large UN peacekeeping mission. | These are the first elections organised by Liberians since the 14-year conflict ended. The previous ones were run by the large UN peacekeeping mission. |
| The rioting broke out after thousands of CDC supporters gathered outside party headquarters to urge voters to boycott Tuesday's poll. | The rioting broke out after thousands of CDC supporters gathered outside party headquarters to urge voters to boycott Tuesday's poll. |
| Police, backed by UN forces, reportedly blocked a road to prevent the CDC activists from marching through the city, before the shooting and stone-throwing broke out. | |
| Opposition activists are said to have exchanged fire with the police, who also used tear gas. | Opposition activists are said to have exchanged fire with the police, who also used tear gas. |
| As well as the dead man, the BBC's Jonathan Paye-Layleh, in Monrovia, also saw three or four other people who had been shot. | As well as the dead man, the BBC's Jonathan Paye-Layleh, in Monrovia, also saw three or four other people who had been shot. |
| Mr Tubman's running mate, former football star George Weah, condemned the shooting of "unarmed protesters". | Mr Tubman's running mate, former football star George Weah, condemned the shooting of "unarmed protesters". |
| Our reporter says he has not been able to get comment from the police because there seems to be a problem with the phones in Monrovia. | Our reporter says he has not been able to get comment from the police because there seems to be a problem with the phones in Monrovia. |
| President Sirleaf won the first round last month but failed to pass the 50% threshold needed for outright victory. | President Sirleaf won the first round last month but failed to pass the 50% threshold needed for outright victory. |
| Mr Tubman and the CDC say there was widespread vote-rigging - charges denied by the election commission and Mrs Sirleaf's supporters. | Mr Tubman and the CDC say there was widespread vote-rigging - charges denied by the election commission and Mrs Sirleaf's supporters. |
| The US, EU and African Union have all condemned the opposition's decision to pull out of the run-off. | The US, EU and African Union have all condemned the opposition's decision to pull out of the run-off. |
| "It's a bad signal... political leaders must be prepared to win or lose," said former Ugandan Vice-President and head of the African Union observer mission Speciosa Wadira Kazibwe, according to the AFP news agency. | "It's a bad signal... political leaders must be prepared to win or lose," said former Ugandan Vice-President and head of the African Union observer mission Speciosa Wadira Kazibwe, according to the AFP news agency. |
| Prince Johnson, a former warlord who came third in the first round, has backed Mrs Sirleaf in the run-off. | Prince Johnson, a former warlord who came third in the first round, has backed Mrs Sirleaf in the run-off. |
| While campaigning on Sunday, Mrs Sirleaf said: "I know that nobody in this country, no matter what the talk or rhetoric, nobody really wants us to go back to war." | While campaigning on Sunday, Mrs Sirleaf said: "I know that nobody in this country, no matter what the talk or rhetoric, nobody really wants us to go back to war." |