Car ploughs into supporters of Liberia's president-elect: summary

A man, who was injured after a car rammed into supporters of Liberia's newly-elected President Joseph Boakai while celebrating his win, lies at a hospital in Monrovia, Liberia November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Carielle Doe
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What we know

  • A car ploughed into a crowd celebrating the election victory of Liberia's president-elect Joseph Boakai in the capital Monrovia on November 20 evening.
  • Two people were killed, injuring around 18 others with three people in critical condition.
  • The incident took place outside Boakai's party headquarters.
  • A video of the aftermath shared on Facebook showed badly injured people sprawled over the road and pavement outside the Unity Party office.
  • Boakai, 78, a former vice president secured 50.64% of the votes cast, according to the election commission's final results.
  • A Unity Party security guard said he waved down the car to stop. The driver then turned off his headlights and ploughed into the crowd.

 

What they said

Bendu Kiadii in the JFK trauma ward said, "We did not hear anything because the music was playing... I don't really know where the car came from. I just found myself on the ground.”

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