source: Nyasa Times (Malawi); Nation (Malawi); Capital Radio Malawi; Maravi Express; Malawi Times; Malawi24
actor1: Rioters (Malawi)
actor2: Police Forces of Malawi (2014-)
location: Blantyre
notes: On 10 January 2021, scores of nationals returning from South Africa and in quarantine in the former Mapanga Prison Training School set the building and an office on fire and threw stones at vehicles passing the Blantyre-Zomba road, in Blantyre (Blantyre, Southern) while demanding their passports and release. The riot police used tear gas to control the group. The location was holding 518 returnees who arrived between Friday and Saturday. No report on injuries. 36 people were arrested and over 20 have escaped the quarantine. [size=scores]