Published: July 17, 2025
MONROVIA – Two vehicles were damaged and at least one woman injured early Thursday morning in front of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) headquarters on Tubman Boulevard, amid a tense political climate as protests begin to unfold in the capital.
One of the damaged vehicles belongs to the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) and bears government license plate A479. The other is a commercial taxi. Both were reportedly traveling toward central Monrovia when they were attacked by unidentified individuals emerging from the CDC premises, according to eyewitness accounts.
At Zone 3 Police Headquarters in Congo Town, the LEC driver told journalists that traffic had slowed near the CDC compound when a masked man wielding an iron object emerged from the area and struck his windshield.
“He came from the CDC fence with his face covered and iron in hand. He smashed the windshield,” the driver said, adding that glass shards from the attack cut his face. He received treatment at a nearby health center.
The second victim, a female passenger in the commercial taxi, told police that the vehicle she was riding in was similarly attacked just meters ahead of the LEC car.
“They damaged the windshield directly behind the driver where I was seated,” she said. “The glass cut my face and 103 (emergency responders) rushed me to JFK Hospital.”
She noted that when the taxi approached the CDC headquarters, the road was partially blocked, and tires were burning in the street—apparently lit by unknown individuals.
The victim identified herself as an employee of the University of Liberia, working in the disability department.
Police have since impounded the commercial vehicle for further investigation, while the LEC vehicle remains parked at the Zone 3 station.
The Liberia National Police (LNP) has yet to issue an official statement on the incident, but officers at the scene have confirmed an investigation is underway.
This incident occurs amid escalating political tensions in Monrovia, where thousands of citizens are expected to join the July 17 protest led by the civil society group STAND. The group, backed by the CDC Youth League, is demanding sweeping reforms and accountability from the Unity Party-led government.
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