Eswatini minister says 27 killed during protests

"Unfortunately, yes, 27 people lost their lives," Commerce Minister Manqoba Khumalo said in a phone interview, expressing regret that force had to be used to break up the protests. 

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Twenty-seven people died last week during pro-democracy protests in the southern African kingdom of Eswatini, a minister told AFP on July 7, 2021. (Photo by - / AFP)

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