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Police called to Ghana's parliament after late-night clashes

Chaos erupts in Ghana's parliament

Chaos erupted in Ghana's parliament late on Thursday night, with lawmakers destroying furniture, and pushing and shoving each other.

Police were called into the meeting - held to vet Ghana's new ministerial appointments - as MPs damaged tables and microphones.

The vetting committee had disagreed over a number of issues, with some accusing opposition MPs of dragging out the process in order to settle political scores.