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The '''2018 Kanyama riots''' took place on 12 January 2018 after regulations imposed on trading in a bid to curb the spread of [[2017-18 Zambia cholera outbreak|the cholera epidemic]] in [[Lusaka]].
The '''2018 Kanyama riots''' took place on 12 January 2018 after regulations imposed on trading in a bid to curb the spread of [[2017-18 Zambia cholera outbreak|the cholera epidemic]] in [[Lusaka]].


Kanyama residents ran amok destroying property worth millions of Kwacha in protest against the removal of marketeers at Total filling station in the area.<ref name=znbc>[https://www.znbc.co.zm/army-quails-kanyama-riot/ ARMY QUELLS KANYAMA RIOT], [[ZNBC]], 12 January 2018</ref>
Kanyama residents ran amok destroying property worth millions of Kwacha in protest against the removal of marketeers at Total filling station in the area. The irate residents also burnt a tipper truck and looted several shops.<ref name=znbc>[https://www.znbc.co.zm/army-quails-kanyama-riot/ ARMY QUELLS KANYAMA RIOT], [[ZNBC]], 12 January 2018</ref>