CHALIMBANA University student union president Given Kamuti says the 21 students who were affected by police tear gas canisters have been discharged from Chongwe District General Hospital. And Police Deputy Spokesperson Danny Mwale says tear gas canisters were used to disperse the students because they became unruly. Mwale says a police officer, Patrick Choongo, 49, had his hand amputated after a tear gas canister exploded in it. In an interview, Friday, Kamuti said the 21 students who were affected after police fired tear gas canisters at them had been discharged from Chongwe District General Hospital. “The police had caused damage, the police had entered some rooms and students were beaten and there were some students that were asthmatic, so, they...

To continue reading this premium content, login to your account or Subscribe to our ePaper using the buttons below.
Log In Subscribe