Black-clad, masked assailants torched a German cultural center in crisis-hit Togo, while the man officially named winner of violently contested presidential elections vowed not to let the country slip into civil war.
Opposition coordinator Yawovi Agboyibo claimed Friday that 100 people were killed and more than 300 wounded by government loyalists and security forces in violence that erupted after Sunday's poll. The claim could not be independently verified and government officials could not be reached for comment.
Agboyibo said the toll was collected from opposition officials across the country. He said the government bused about 3,000 armed loyalists from the interior to Lome to help crack down on opposition supporters.
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