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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Aug 14, 3:40 PM
Zambia suspends vote counting in election citing violence
Zambia's electoral commission on Friday suspended vote counting nationwide.
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Zambia suspends vote counting in election citing violence
Al Jazeera English and News24 (South Africa) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Zambia's electoral commission on Friday suspended vote counting nationwide.
The headline split Al Jazeera English frames it as "Zambia suspends vote counting in election citing violence". Bloomberg frames it as "Zambia Resumes Vote Count After Security Threat Contained".
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News24 (South Africa)News report · Aug 14, 4:47 PM
News24 | Zambia resumes vote count after earlier suspension
The Electoral Commission of Zambia on Friday suspended vote counting the day after presidential and parliamentary elections due to reports of ballot paper theft and violence against officia...
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BBC WorldNews report · Aug 14, 4:28 PM
Zambia vote counting resumes after pause over alleged attacks on polling staff
The electoral commission said violence had "resulted in the theft of marked ballot papers".
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BloombergNews report · Aug 14, 4:12 PM
Zambia Resumes Vote Count After Security Threat Contained
Zambia’s electoral commission resumed counting ballots in the country’s presidential election, after it said a security threat to the process was contained.
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