Amapolisa aseMonrovia athi ubuncinci abantu abangama-29 babulawa kungquzulwano kwindibano yomthandazo wamaKrestu kwikomkhulu laseLiberia ngoLwesine, kwaye kukho uloyiko lokunyuka kwamanani.
Isithethi samapolisa uMoses Carter uthe inani labantu ababhubhileyo lelomzuzwana kwaye “linokwenyuka” kuba uninzi lwabantu lukwimeko emaxongo. Wongeze ngelithi abantwana baqukwe kwabangasekhoyo.
Usekela-mphathiswa wezolwazi eLiberia wanikela inani elifanayo lokufa.
“Ogqirha bathi abantu abangama-29 babhubhile kwaye abanye bakuluhlu olubalulekileyo,” utshilo uJalawah Tonpo, efowunela unomathotholo welizwe kwisibhedlele esikufutshane.
“Olu lusuku olulusizi kweli lizwe,” wongeze watsho uTonpo.
Amajelo eendaba asekuhlaleni axele ngoLwesine ukuba le ntlekele yasebusuku yenzeka kwindibano ebibanjelwe kwibala lebhola ekhatywayo eNew Kru, emantla eMonrovia. Akukacaci ukuba yintoni le ibangele olu qhushululu.
Iinkcukacha malunga nale ntlekele zahlala zingumzobo. Ngokweengxelo zasekuhlaleni, lo msitho wawuyindibano yomthandazo wobuKrestu – owaziwa eLiberia “njengomnqamlezo” – owawubanjelwe kwibala lebhola ekhatywayo eNew Kru Town, ihlomela-dolophu labasebenzi kwikomkhulu ledolophu.