YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — At least two protesters were shot dead by security forces Cameroon as opposition supporters rallied to demand credible results from the country’s recent presidential election, the opposition said on Sunday.

Hundreds of people took to the streets in different cities after days of unrest and in response to calls for protests by opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary. who claims to have defeated President Paul Biya in the October 12 elections.

Cameroon’s highest court, the Constitutional Council, is expected to announce final election results on Monday, but the opposition and its supporters have accused authorities of trying to manipulate the vote.

Two protesters were shot dead in the economic center of Douala on Sunday during unrest when security forces clashed with opposition supporters, according to the African Movement for a New Independence and Democracy party.

The Associated Press could not independently verify reports of the deaths, which were also reported by local media. Authorities did not immediately comment on the issue.

Online videos showed protesters clashing with security forces, who fired tear gas and tried to disperse protesters blocking main roads in Douala and other cities, including Garoua and Maroua in the north.

Dozens of supporters, activists and opposition leaders They have already been arrested in recent days as protests continued. Cameroon’s Territorial Administration Minister Paul Atanga Nji told reporters on Saturday that the government arrested several people who were planning violent attacks.

One protester, Oumarou Bouba, a 27-year-old shopkeeper from the northern town of Maroua, said: “I am willing to risk my life to defend my vote. I voted for Tchiroma because I want change.”

Cameroon, a country of almost 30 million people, has experienced growing tensions since the run-up to elections in which Biya is seeking re-election.

The decision of Biya, 92, the oldest leader in the world who has been in power for almost half his life, seeking re-election angered the country’s youth and opposition.

The opposition has accused Biya of intervening in the disqualification of his strongest rival and to use state machinery to manipulate elections in their favor.