Shots were heard in the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, as local military dispersed crowds on August 1 when anti-ZANU-PF protesters expressed their discontent at the party’s election win.

This footage shows a glimpse of the chaotic scenes in Harare. Possible shots can be heard about 30 seconds into the first video embedded here.

Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told media that the army had been deployed to "ensure that law and order is maintained … [and] that peace and security prevails, The Zimbabwe Mail reported. According to reports from Sky News, at least one civilian was shot dead and army helicopters were also spotted in the skies.

ZANU-PF won two-thirds of the seats in parliament, beating rival party MDC Alliance, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation tweeted, and early results indicated ZANU-PF’s Emmerson Mnangagwa was in the lead to win the presidential election.

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: Blessing Gwete via Storyful