| 5,635,144 |
6.44685 |
-10.61814 |
Liberia |
|
Prior to the general election of October 11, two cars holding Unity Party officials became victims of an arson attack. |
| 5,635,148 |
6.31 |
-10.8 |
Liberia |
|
Presidential candidates from the Unity and INPFL parties protest their placement on a ballot. The two candidates were listed as numbers 7 and 8 and both have the surname "Johnson". The groups thought this would be confusing to voters. |
| 5,635,153 |
6.27556 |
-10.71778 |
Liberia |
|
The local headquarter of the ruling Unity Party in Paynesville, outside Monrovia, was set ablaze early Saturday morning at about 1 AM. It is has not yet been established who did the act, however, Unity Party is assuming that the arson attack on the local headquarter was instigated by some opposition members who are losing the just ended October 11 election. |
| 5,635,158 |
6.31 |
-10.8 |
Liberia |
|
At around 3 a.m. on Monday, unidentified assailants in a red pickup threw a Molotov cocktail at Love FM, a station favorable to main opposition party Congress for Democratic Change, Jallah Griefield. |
| 5,635,163 |
6.33697 |
-10.74083 |
Liberia |
|
Insecurity continues in Liberia ahead of the presidential runoff election November 8 with two petrol bomb attacks on the homes of supporters of the ruling Unity Party in the western Monrovia suburb of Barnersville Estate. |
| 5,635,167 |
6.44685 |
-10.61814 |
Liberia |
|
A small crowd gathered at the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) for a "peace vigil" in support of Tubman, a candidate in the runoff elections. |
| 5,635,171 |
6.44685 |
-10.61814 |
Liberia |
|
A Unity Party helicopter dropped thousands of election pamphlets across the city urging supporters to boycott runoff elections. |
| 5,635,175 |
6.31 |
-10.8 |
Liberia |
|
Supporters of the CDC Party and the Unity Party clash before a runoff election, one dead. |
| 5,635,180 |
6.31 |
-10.8 |
Liberia |
|
Thousands of boisterous supporters of his Congress for Democratic Change gathered outside party headquarters, where the atmosphere was tense as riot police blocked the road after protestors attempted to block advancing United Nations water cannon. The protestors, who chanted slogans such as "we want justice, we want freedom." Later in the day CDC supporters exchanges gunfire with police forces. Four dead, plus injuries, 54 arrested. A candidate, Winston Tubman, accused the police of trying to assassinate him. |
| 5,635,184 |
6.31 |
-10.8 |
Liberia |
|
Peacekeepers remained outside the headquarters of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change overnight, following Monday's deadly violence between protesters and riot police. When a police van arrived at opposition headquarters Tuesday, it was met by an angry crowd shouting "No Police." Nigerian peacekeepers asked the police to leave, and they did. |
