source: Malawi24
actor1: Rioters (Malawi)
actor2: Military Forces of Malawi (2014-)
location: Lirangwe
notes: On 10 October 2021, villagers overpowered (not specified) Malawi Defense Force (MDF) soldiers and blocked the M1 road in Lirangwe (Blantyre, Southern) after the soldiers seized charcoal from traders on the road. The group continued to block the road demanding money from vehicles passing by, also damaging some vehicles. The group also pelted stones against a police station. [size=no report]