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Mozambique on edge as army is deployed to help stop post-election protests

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Thousands of protesters set fires and barricaded roads in the capital, Maputo, on Thursday .

Ruling Frelimo party accused of rigging last month’s election to extend its 49 years in power.

Opposition parties have accused the leftist party of stuffing ballot boxes and other election fraud.

The country of 34 million people in southern Africa is on edge.