ລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງພາຍໃນຂອງ Gabon ກ່າວວ່າ ມີຜູ້ຖືກຈັບຫຼາຍກວ່າ 1 ພັນຄົນ ນັບຕັ້ງແຕ່ໄດ້ເກີດຄວາມຮຸນແຮງຂຶ້ນທີ່ນະຄອນຫຼວງໃນມື້ວັນພຸດຜ່ານມາ ຫຼັງຈາກໄດ້ມີການປະກາດຢ່າງເປັນທາງການກ່ຽວກັບການໄດ້ຮັບໄຊຊະນະ ເພື່ອເຂົ້າຮັບຕຳແໜ່ງອີກເທື່ອນຶ່ງຂອງປະທານາທິບໍດີ Ali Bongo.
ໃນວັນພະຫັດວານນີ້ ຕຳຫຼວດໄດ້ລາດຕະເວນຢູ່ຕາມຖະໜົນສາຍຕ່າງໆໃນນະຄອນຫຼວງ Libreville ຫຼັງຈາກໄດ້ມີການປະທະກັນ ໃນຕອນກາງຄື ນຊຶ່ງພວກປະທ້ວງໄດ້ພາກັບຈູດຕຶກສະພາແລະຕຶກອາຄານຕ່າງໆທີ່ຕັ້ງຢູ່ໃກ້ຄຽງແລະກຳລັງຂອງລັດຖະບານກໍໄດ້ບຸກເຂົ້າໄປໃນຫ້ອງການຂອງພວກຝ່າຍຄ້ານ.
ທີ່ນະຄອນຫຼວງວໍຊິງຕັນ ກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດສະຫະລັດ ໄດ້ຮຽກຮ້ອງ ໃຫ້ທຸກພັກ ຝ່າຍຕົກລົງກັນແບບສັນຕິເພື່ອຫລີກລ່ຽງບໍ່ໃຫ້ເກີດຄວາມວຸ້ນວາຍຕື່ມອີກໃນອະນາຄົດ ແຕ່ກໍບໍ່ໄດ້ປະຕິເສດ ເຖິງຄວາມເປັນໄປໄດ້ ທີ່ວ່າ ຄວນຈະມີການພິຈາລະນາ ກ່ຽວກັບ ການເອົາມາດຕະການທີ່ເໝາະສົມໃນຂັ້ນຕໍ່ໄປ.
ທ່ານ John Kirby ໂຄສົກຂອງກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດສະຫະລັດກ່າວໃນວັນພະຫັດ ວານນີ້ວ່າ “ພວກເຮົາຂໍຕ້ອງຕິ ຕໍ່ການເພີ້ມທະວີ ຄວາມຮຸນແຮງ ຫລັງຈາກໄດ້ມີການປະ ກາດຜົນການເລືອກຕັ້ງ. ນັ້ນແມ່ນຜົນການເລືອກຕັ້ງທີ່ຍັງບໍ່ທັນເປັນທາງການເທື່ອຂອງລັດຖະບານ. ພວກເຮົາຂໍຮຽກຮ້ອງໃຫ້ກຳລັງຮັກສາຄວາມສະຫງົບ ໃຫ້ການເຄົາລົບຕໍ່ສິດ ທິທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການຄ້ຳປະກັນຕາມລັດຖະທຳມະນູນຂອງປະຊາຊົນຊາວ Gabon ທຸກຖ້ວນໜ້າແລະປະຊາຊົນທຸກໆຄົນໃນ Gabon.
ໃນຂະນະດຽວກັນ ກໍມີການປະກາດມາດຕະການທາງດ້ານຄວາມປອດໄພໃນວັນພະຫັດວານນີ້ໂດຍສະຖານທູດສະຫະລັດທີ່ນະຄອນ Libreville ເພື່ອແຈ້ງໃຫ້ປະຊາຊົນຊາວອາເມຣິກັນຊາບ ກ່ຽວກັບການເດີນຂະບວນ ຂະໜາດໃຫຍ່ ມີຄວາມຮຸນແຮງ ການຈະລາຈົນ ແລະການລັກຂະໂມຍເອົາເຄື່ອງຂອງຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນ ແລະຂໍຮ້ອງໃຫ້ຊາວອາເມຣິກັນຢູ່ໃນບ່ອນທີ່ປອດໄພ.
ການປະກາດດັ່ງກ່າວເວົ້າວ່າ “ກຳລັງຮັກສາຄວາມສະຫງົບ ໄດ້ຮັບມືກັບສະຖານະການດ້ວຍລະເບີດນ້ຳຕາ ແລະຕັ້ງເຄື່ອງກີດຂວາງຂຶ້ນຢູ່ຕາມເສັ້ນທາງສາຍສຳຄັນໆ ຢຸດການຂົນສົ່ງໃນທົ່ວຕົວເມືອງ. ນອກນັ້ນ ຍັງມີຊາກຫັກພັງ ແລະລົດທີ່ຖືກໄຟໄໝ້ຕັນທາງຢູ່ໃນບາງເຂດ.”
ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ລັດຖະບານກ່າວວ່າ ມີຜູ້ເສຍຊີວິດໄປແລ້ວບໍ່ຕ່ຳກວ່າ 1 ຄົນແລະບາດເຈັບອີກ 19 ຄົນ ໃນເຫດການຫລ້າສຸດທີ່ໄດ້ເກີດຂຶ້ນ. ຜູ້ນຳຝ່າຍຄ້ານ ທ່ານ Jean Ping ໄດ້ກ່າວກ່ອນໜ້ານີ້ວ່າ ມີຜູ້ເສຍຊີວິດແລ້ວ 2 ຄົນ.
Gabon's interior minister says more than 1,000 people have been arrested since the capital erupted in violence Wednesday, after officials announced the re-election of President Ali Bongo.
On Thursday, police patrolled the streets of Libreville, after a night of clashes in which demonstrators set fire to the National Assembly and buildings nearby, and government forces stormed the headquarters of the opposition.
In Washington, the State Department urged all sides to come together "peacefully" to avoid future unrest, while not ruling out that "appropriate actions" may be considered going forward.
"We deplore the escalation of violence following the release of those results.It's provisional election results by the government," said spokesperson John Kirby on Thursday. "We call upon the security forces to respect the constitutionally guaranteed rights of all Gabonese citizens and of all residents of Gabon."
Meanwhile, a security message was issued on Thursday by the U.S. Embassy in Libreville to inform American citizens of "widespread, violent demonstrations, rioting and looting" there, and to ask Americans to remain in safe locations.
"Security forces have responded to the situation with tear gas and have placed roadblocks at major arterial roads, cutting off transportation across the city. There is also debris and burned cars blocking the roads in some areas," according to the security message.
Government officials say at least one person was killed and 19 others injured in the latter incident. Opposition leader Jean Ping said earlier that two had been killed.
Ping is disputing the official election results that showed him losing by about 5,000 votes to Bongo. He said his campaign has evidence the election was rigged and plans to present it to Gabon's constitutional court.
At issue are the results from one province where the results show nearly 100 percent voter turnout, with Bongo receiving 95 percent of the votes.
Some members of the electoral commission resigned as the results were announced Wednesday.
While not commenting if Washington would ask for a re-count, the State Department called on the Gabonese Government to release results for each individual polling station.
The State Department said those were provisional results that still need to be certified by Gabon's constitutional court.
"We are asking that the legal procedures for certification of the results be followed according to Gabonese law in a fair and transparent manner," said Kirby.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for Gabon to remain peaceful in the aftermath of the hotly contested poll.
"The secretary-general urges all concerned political leaders and their supporters to refrain from further acts that could undermine the peace and stability of the country," his spokesman said in a statement. "He also calls on the authorities to ensure that the national security forces exercise maximum restraint in their response to protests."
A spokesman for the government said the security forces raided the opposition building in search of people who had set fires near the parliament building earlier in the night.
"Armed people who set fire to the parliament had gathered at Jean Ping's headquarters along with hundreds of looters and thugs... they were not political protesters but criminals," Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze told AFP.
The U.S. Embassy called for all individual polling station results to be published, after it said observers witnessed "many systemic flaws and irregularities" in the voting. The irregularities included polling stations opening late and "last minute changes to voting procedures."
Both candidates declared victory after Saturday's vote, and each side accused the other of fraud during the vote count.
Gabon does not have a run-off system, so the candidate with the most votes in the 10-candidate field wins the election.
Ping was running to end a half-century of Bongo family rule. Ali Bongo succeeded his father, Omar Bongo, who died in 2009 after 42 years in office.
