Over 1,000 arrested as post-election riots rage in Gabon

Soldiers patrol a street near opposition campaign headquarters after the election in Libreville, Gabon

Libreville: Three people were killed and up to 1,100 were arrested in Gabon on Thursday, the government said, in a second day of rioting over the announcement of President Ali Bongo's re-election and his main rival's accusation that the vote was rigged.

Opposition challenger Jean Ping accused the elections commission of inflating Bongo's score to hand him a slim victory and extend his family's nearly half-century rule in the oil-producing Central African country for another seven years.