Helicopter fires teargas at protesters in Zimbabwe - Reuters witness

Cyclists ride past a wholesale store closed after protests in Harare, Zimbabwe, January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

HARARE (Reuters) - A helicopter fired teargas to disperse protesters in a township in Zimbabwe's capital Harare on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said.

Police and demonstrators have clashed since Monday following sharp fuel price hikes decreed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

(Reporting by Philemon Bulawayo and MacDonald Dzirutwe in Harare; writing by Emma Rumney; Editing by James Macharia)