<p>At least six people have died in clashes on the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe,</a> after protests broke out on August 1 following the release of preliminary election results.</p><p>This footage shows locals running from what are described as automatic gun shots.</p><p>Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told media that the army had been deployed on August 1 to "ensure that law and order is maintained … [and] that peace and security prevails, The Zimbabwe Mail</a> reported.</p><p>ZANU-PF won two-thirds of the seats in parliament, beating rival party MDC Alliance, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation tweeted</a>, and both ZANU-PF incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC leader Nelson Chamisa claimed victory on August 2</a>, though final results had not yet been revealed at the time of writing.</p><p>Mnangagwa said</a> he was talking with Chamisa about defusing the situation.</p><p>On July 31, Zimbabwe took to the polls for the first time since the 2017 removal of Robert Mugabe, also of the ZANU-PF party. Mugabe had been president for 30 years after serving as prime minister for seven years. Credit: Benon Mutema via Storyful</p><br />
