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=== November 2025: Riot and arson during presidential visit === | === November 2025: Riot and arson during presidential visit === | ||
{{main article|Chingola Stone-throwing Incident}} | {{main article|Chingola Stone-throwing Incident}} | ||
[[File:ZP on Fire.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Police Land Cruiser on fire.|Police Land Cruiser (registration ZP 2537 B) on fire]] | |||
On 8 November 2025, during a visit by President [[Hakainde Hichilema]] to Chiwempala Market, part of the crowd turned violent. Stones were thrown at the stage, shops were looted and a police Land Cruiser (registration ZP 2537 B) was overturned and set ablaze. Two suspects — Abraham Chilumbu (24) of Chiwempala and Abraham Sichone (21) of Mjomba Compound, Chingola South — were arrested.<ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2025/11/09/zambia-police-restore-order-after-riot-and-arson-disrupt-president-hichilemas-chingola-visit/ Zambia Police Restore Order After Riot and Arson Disrupt President Hichilema’s Chingola Visit], ''Lusaka Times'', 9 November 2025.</ref><ref>[https://news.pindula.co.zw/2025/11/09/zambian-president-hakainde-hichilema-pelted-with-stones-during-public-event/ Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema Pelted With Stones During Public Event], ''Pindula News'', 9 November 2025.</ref> | On 8 November 2025, during a visit by President [[Hakainde Hichilema]] to Chiwempala Market, part of the crowd turned violent. Stones were thrown at the stage, shops were looted and a police Land Cruiser (registration ZP 2537 B) was overturned and set ablaze. Two suspects — Abraham Chilumbu (24) of Chiwempala and Abraham Sichone (21) of Mjomba Compound, Chingola South — were arrested.<ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2025/11/09/zambia-police-restore-order-after-riot-and-arson-disrupt-president-hichilemas-chingola-visit/ Zambia Police Restore Order After Riot and Arson Disrupt President Hichilema’s Chingola Visit], ''Lusaka Times'', 9 November 2025.</ref><ref>[https://news.pindula.co.zw/2025/11/09/zambian-president-hakainde-hichilema-pelted-with-stones-during-public-event/ Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema Pelted With Stones During Public Event], ''Pindula News'', 9 November 2025.</ref> | ||
