Police in Takoradi have arrested two people following violent clashes in the metropolis instigated by the loss of a mobile phone.
The clashes are said to have taken place on Saturday near the Kwame Nkrumah roundabout, a major part of town bringing businesses and movement to a halt.
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Accra-based Starr FM reports that the clashes broke out after an attempt to retrieve the phone of a man from the Effiakum township, which was snatched by a man from the nearby town of Amanful. After the unsuccessful attempt, reinforcement was called for from the two towns leading to the clashes. At least five people are said to have been injured.A