7 arrested, Immigration offices smashed over passport delays
Frustrated passport applicants yesterday stirred commotion at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services offices in Lilongwe in protest against delayed processing that left part of the offices damaged and seven arrested. Police swiftly moved in to quell the situation and fired teargas to disperse the protesters shortly after the regional immigration offices opened for …
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[Claude] Both describe the same Lilongwe Immigration office protest over passport delays, with consistent details on damage and the protesters' grievance, and Report 2 adds only further detail.
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