Article: ANARCHY REIGNS IN LESOTHO DEATH TOLL CLIMBS TO 66 AS SOUTH AFRICAN, BOTSWANAN TROOPS TRY TO RESTORE ORDER.(News/National/International)

Byline: Allan Seccombe Reuters

MASERU, Lesotho -- South African and Botswanan troops battled to restore order in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho, but anarchy still reigned Wednesday in the burned-out capital, Maseru.

The death toll stood at 66 as the tiny enclave battened down for a second night of fighting and the foreign troops swept the streets for any remnants of the mob that earlier looted and wrecked offices and shops.

Sniper fire crackled sporadically in the night as a pall of smoke hung over the city, which erupted into chaos on Tuesday after Pretoria sent in troops at the request of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili to quell what he ...

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