People hold placards reading "No, respect the vote of the people. Free Gabon !" during a demonstration in support of the Gabonese people, at the Esplanade du Trocadero in Paris, on September 3, 2016. In the background, the Eiffel tower is seen. Post-election violence in Gabon has claimed two more lives, sources said on September 3, 2016, after President Ali Bongo was proclaimed winner of last week's vote while main challenger Jean Ping claimed victory for himself. Such claims have not been independently verified, but according to an AFP count the latest deaths bring the recent death toll to seven. Bongo was declared victorious by a razor-thin margin of just under 6,000 votes, but his main challenger Ping, a veteran diplomat and former top African Union official, has insisted the vote was rigged and on September 3 claimed victory for himself. / AFP / THOMAS SAMSON (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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