Zimbabwe Says Violent Crackdown Just A 'Taste Of Thinsg To Come'. Internet Has Been Shut Down.

Police stand guard as people arrested during protests appeal in court in Harare, Zimbabwe, on January 18 2019. Image: Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo

BBC: Zimbabwe protests: Crackdown is just a 'taste of things to come'

The Zimbabwean government says the security forces' response to this week's protests in which a number of people have reportedly died is just "a foretaste of things to come".

News of a violent crackdown has emerged despite the government blocking social media sites.

Local rights groups said at least 12 people had been killed and many more beaten by security forces.

The protests were sparked on Monday by a sharp rise in the price of fuel.

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