At least 1 person has died in Zimbabwe after opposition protesters claim the elections were rigged

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Soldiers open fire to disperse crowds of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change supporters outside the party's headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe on August 1, 2018.

• Protests in Harare, Zimbabwe, descended into chaos on Wednesday after supporters of the main opposition party accused the ruling party of trying to rig the country's elections.
• Soldiers had to step in as protesters clashed with police.
• At least one person has died, multiple media reports say.

At least one person in Zimbabwe's capital has died in clashes between police and protesters after the main opposition leader accused the ruling party of trying to rig the country's election, multiple media reports say.

Clashes in Harare descended into chaos on Wednesday after supporters of the Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai (MDC-T) party burned tires and blocked streets.

Soldiers shot dead one person near a bus rank as they stepped in to disperse the protests on Wednesday, Reuters reported. The victim's identity is not yet clear.

Wednesday's riots comes after millions of Zimbabweans voted for a new president and parliament on Monday, in what was the nation's first election in its 38-year history without Robert Mugabe as a contender.

Official results declared the ruling Zanu-PF party the winner in the parliamentary elections, while results of the presidential election have yet to come.

The winner is not clear at this moment, although both leaders of Zanu-PF and MDC-T have claimed victory already.

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