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A journalist with the Washington Post newspaper, Max Bearak, is reporting that several people have been shot - and one man had his "penis blown off" - in Harare, following clashes between the security forces and opposition supporters.
The streets in Harare's city centre are now empty, but occasional gunfire can still be heard, a BBC correspondent tweets:
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Image source, ReutersThis is the first time Zimbabwe’s military has been deployed in the capital, Harare, since long-serving ruler Robert Mugabe was ousted in November, the Associated Press news agency is reporting.
“Those same tankers ‘we’ celebrated last year in November are being used against us,” one shocked Zimbabwean told AP.
The think-tank, Africa Insights, have visually captured the change:
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A journalist with the UK-based Guardian newspaper is reporting that soldiers deployed in Zimbabwe's main city, Harare, have restored calm.
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A privately owned South African news site confirms that Zimbabwe's security forces have fired live ammunition to curb protests by angry opposition supporters.
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South Africa's public broadcaster, the SABC, is quoting the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) as saying that the results of the heavily disputed presidential election will be released on Thursday.
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The announcement was not made today as representatives of some of the 23 candidates failed to turn up to verify the results.
Main opposition candidate Nelson Chamisa says he won, but the result is being rigged to hand victory to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Zec says there has been no cheating, and it will not "subvert" the will of the electorate.
A monitoring organisation in Zimbabwe says that unrest broke out in Harare after opposition supporters marched towards the headquarters of the electoral commission - and police retaliated by firing tear gas and water cannons.
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Zimbabwe's state-broadcaster has ignored the clashes in Harare in its Twitter coverage of the elections and its aftermath.
It's latest tweet gives a breakdown of parliamentary election results from across the country:
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Zimbabwean human rights activist Patson Dzamara says he has been told that five people have been killed by the army in the capital, Harare.
"So sad," he adds in a tweet.
There is no independent confirmation of the deaths.
Image source, ReutersOpposition supporters have refused to accept results from Monday's election
Image source, AFPNelson Chamisa led a seven-party alliance in the election
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Nelson Chamisa must be held responsible for the violence which has broken out in the capital, Harare, a senior member of South Africa's governing African National Congress has tweeted:
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The ANC has always been a staunch ally of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party.
A Financial Times journalist has tweeted a picture of an armoured military vehicle in Harare:
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Here's a photo of a barricade burning in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, as opposition supporters blockade a road.
Image source, ReutersA top official of Zimbawe's ruling Zanu-PF party has blamed "anarchists whose pre-occupation is power at any cost" for the violence in Harare.
He has tweeted a video of burning cars:
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An election banner with the face of Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been removed in Harare by supporters of opposition presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa.
Image source, ReutersZimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for peace amidst clashes between the security forces and supporters of opposition leader Nelson Chamisa.
In a tweet, he said: "Now is the time for responsibility and above all peace."
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One man has been shot dead after Zimbabwean troops opened fire in central Harare, AFP news agency quotes its photographer as saying.
The man died at the scene after being shot in the stomach, it adds.
This is the first report of a death since clashes broke out between security forces and opposition supporters, following Monday's disputed elections.
A journalist with South Africa's eNCA news site has tweeted a video of an army helicopter in Harare:
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Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, the state broadcaster has tweeted:
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A journalist who reports for the British Financial Times newspaper has tweeted that soldiers are assaulting people in Harare.
He adds that an army helicopter is hovering above.
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Armoured military vehicles are on the streets and a helicopter is in the air, a BBC correspondent in Harare has tweeted:
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