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Monday, 16 October, 2000, 18:32 GMT 19:32 UK
In pictures: Zimbabwe riots
Riot police arrest 20 people and break up protests using teargas and batons as residents of two townships east of Harare - Mabvuku and Tafara - put up barricades in protest at the country's economic decline.
![]() As fast as police cleared barricades others were put up
![]() Police put roadblocks around Harare city centre to prevent anti-government protests there
![]() Police deployed in force and later conducted house-to-house searches
![]() Police drive away after firing tear gas
![]() Police force protestors to move a burnt-out bus off the road
![]() Protesters used refuse and burnt out cars to block roads
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