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The US Embassy in Zimbabwe has issued a warning to its citizens in the country.
"You should remain safely at home... If you must go out, use caution," a statement on Facebook says.
Journalists in the centre of Zimbabwe' capital, Harare, are reporting that soldiers are ordering people to go home.
A Financial Times correspondent has tweeted that there is an "ominous feeling" in the city:
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Reuters news agency is also reporting that soldiers have told shopkeepers to close for the day.
The Commonwealth election observer mission in Zimbabwe has denounced "the excessive use of force against unarmed civilians" on Wednesday.
The mission's chairperson, Ghana's former President John Mahama, called on "all parties to exercise restraint".
He added that "the progress achieved so far could be undermined if all parties and their supporters do not remain peaceful" and urged the electoral commission to release the presidential election result "without further delay".
The Commonwealth says that prior to Monday's vote it observed that all parties had the freedom to campaign, that there had been a change in the way the security forces had behaved compared to previous elections and that the team had not witnessed any politically motivated violence.
This was the first time Commonwealth observers were in the country since 2002.
BBC Focus on Africa TV presenter Sophie Ikenye has posted two pictures that reflect the change in mood in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare.
On Tuesday, the day after the elections, business got back to normal as people were reflecting on what seemed to be a well run vote. Thursday's picture shows a much quieter view as people are staying away in the wake of Wednesday's clashes.
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The BBC's Efrem Gebreab says most shops in the city centre are closed.
He snapped this picture of a usually busy street corner:
Most shops remain closed in downtown Harare as Zimbabwe continues to wait for the result of Monday's presidential election, reports the BBC's Nomsa Maseko.
Violence broke out on Wednesday as opposition MDC Alliance supporters took to the streets complaining that the result is being rigged
Nomsa shot a short video showing police vehicles outside the MDC Alliance headquarters.
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Legally, the electoral commission has until Saturday to announce the result.
Soldiers have been seen on the streets of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, a day after clashes left at least three people dead.
On Wednesday, security forces shot at demonstrating opposition MDC Alliance supporters who were complaining that the presidential election result is being rigged.
BBC reporters have seen soldiers on foot patrol as well as an army truck driving around.
Meanwhile, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is due to make a statement but it's not clear what they're going to talk about.
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As we reported, Zec's website has been taken offline, but it's not clear why.
Zimbabwe's main newspapers all reflect Wednesday's violence, but the headlines provide different perspectives:
The state-run Herald newspaper leads on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's statement that the opposition was to blame for the trouble.
The independent newspaper, the Daily News, is more descriptive. It leads with the headline "Mayhem", saying that central Harare was turned into a "war zone".
And Newsday, which is also independent, suggests that six died in the violence - the official death toll stands at three.
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa says he is talking to the opposition in the wake of Wednesday's violence which left three people dead.
In a series of tweets he expresses his condolences and calls for an independent investigation.
He adds: "We have been in communication with Nelson Chamisa to discuss how to immediately defuse the situation."
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Andrew Harding
BBC News, Harare
The street cleaners are busy in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, and small groups of riot police are on patrol.
The government here has warned that it will not tolerate a repeat of the chaos that erupted on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa is blaming the opposition MDC Alliance for orchestrating a rampage by its supporters.
But many here were shocked to see the army intervening with such violence, attacking and shooting civilians. Three people were killed in the violence.
And the country is still waiting for the results of Monday’s presidential election. The opposition is convinced that the vote is being rigged and international observers are increasingly worried by the lack of news.
It is very hard to imagine that all sides here will accept the results of a poll that was supposed to usher in a new era of stability.
Image source, EPAPeople are cleaning up the streets after Wednesday's violence
As Zimbabweans continues to wait for the result of Monday's presidential election result, one place they might turn to for news is not available.
That's because the website of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, external (Zec) has gone down.
The reason for the problem is not clear.
Zec has announced most of the results from Monday's parliamentary elections but has until Saturday to give the result of the presidential vote.
The delay in announcing that result has added to the tensions in the country, observers say.
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And we leave you with this picture of a defaced campaign banner of Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the capital, Harare.
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Image source, AFPThe MDC Alliance says the election was stolen
The US Embassy in Harare says it is deeply concerned about the clashes between Zimbabwe's security forces and supporters of the opposition MDC Alliance, following disputed elections.
"Zimbabwe has an historic opportunity to move the country towards a brighter future for all its citizens. Violence cannot be part of the process," it said in a statement, posted on its Twitter account.
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News agencies managed to take some photos of the military's intervention to end opposition protests in Zimbabwe's capital, despite attempts to prevent journalists from doing their job.
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Image source, ReutersA media campaign group has condemned Zimbabwe's army for harassing journalists covering the protests in Harare.
Soldiers ordered journalists to "switch off their video recording equipment and cameras", the Media Institute for Southern Africa's Zimbabwe branch said.
The right of journalists to report freely was guaranteed by the constitution, it added.
Read their full statement below:
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Image source, ReutersZimbawe's Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has defended the deployment of the army in the capital, Harare, saying it was done to ensure "peace and tranquility".
"The presence of the army is not to intimidate people but to ensure that law and order is maintained. They are there to assist the police," Mr Ziyambi told South Africa's eNCA broadcaster.
It seems like an unofficial curfew has been imposed in Zimbabwe's capital, a BBC correspondent tweets:
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A BBC correspondent in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, has tweeted:
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Pumza Fihlani
BBC News, Harare
Zimbabwe election: Man shot in skirmishes with police in Harare
Army vehicles and police trucks rolled into Harare after the wait for the election results took an ugly turn.
MDC Alliance supporters had been gathering in various parts of the city since the morning, but when news came that Zanu-PF had won the majority of seats in parliament and that the presidential results were not ready, the previously upbeat mood turned.
They went on the rampage down Harare's busy streets, heading towards an old Zanu-PF office and carrying large stones, sticks and anything else they could grab along the way. The crowd chanted: "We want Chamisa."
They believe the election has been stolen, and are demanding the MDC Alliance be announced as winner.
Riot police using water cannon and tear gas arrived to a chaotic scene of burning tyres and an unrelenting crowd. There were hundreds of them. They jeered and pelted the police vans with stones.
In another part of the city where more opposition protesters had gathered, the army used whips to disperse them.
Today's clashes may not have been on the scale of the "days of old", where intimidation by security police was the order of the day, but it's certainly not the peace many had been praising until now. Something has changed here.