Zambia's opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema claims President Edgar Lungu tried to assassinate

Zambia’s police chief has vowed to investigate a violent political rally where opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema says police sent by President Edgar Lungu tried to assassinate him. But it’s not clear if they will focus on alleged police excesses or the “unruly crowd” of Hichilema supporters.

Hichilema says police fired live ammunition at the meeting which he was addressing on Friday, to try to kill him. Officials of his party, the United Party for National Development (UPND), said on Sunday that they were still trying to assess the casualties from the shooting in the village of Sesheke in south-western Zambia.

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