The victims, in the eastern state of South Kivu, include a policeman and an election official.

Campaigners for opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi say the four deaths occurred during clashes at a polling station in the Walungu area.

Campaign director Vital Kamerhe says violence broke out after the electoral official was accused of trying to rig the vote in favour of Emmanuel Ramazini Shadary, the candidate championed by President Joseph Kabila in power for 17 years.

The angry crowd started fighting with police, leaving a policeman, and electoral official and two voters dead

The deaths occurred at an opposition stronghold near the cities of Beni and Butembo where voting was postponed until March. 

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