Antananarivo - Two more people were killed in Madagascar where the military opened fire during another opposition demonstration, this time in the southern city of Fiarantoa, reports said Saturday.

In one incident, the military had opened fire on protestors calling for a change in government, allegedly killing one and injuring several others.

In another incident, a soldier was alleged to have fired shots from a military truck as it was driving through the city, killing the janitor of a public toilet who was watching the protest.

The bodies of the two victims were shown on television.

The latest casualties add to the more than 100 killed and scores injured in a month of mostly peaceful opposition demonstrations nationwide aimed at toppling President Marc Ravalomanana.

In the worst incident of violence on February 7, guards shot dead 28 demonstrators outside the presidential palace.

Opposition leader Andry Rajoelina suspended the protests for a few days last week while he held talks with Ravalomanana but the talks broke down on Wednesday when the president didn't show up to a meeting. Rajoelina then called off the talks.

On Saturday, thousands of people again thronged a central square in the capital Antananarivo to hear Rajoelina vow he would continue his campaign until Ravalomanana left office.

The opposition accuses Ravalomanana, a millionaire businessman, of authoritarianism and misuse of public funds and are demanding an interim government be installed with Rajoelina at its head.

Ravalomanana refuses to step down, saying he's the rightful leader after being reelected to a second five-year term in 2006.

The military kept a distance of about 2 kilometres from Saturday's rally, which passed off peacefully.

United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon special envoy Haile Menkerios returned to the Indian Ocean island this week to push for a resolution to the crisis after leading a first fruitless mediation effort earlier this month.

Menkerios held talks separately with the two rival leaders.

The tactics employed by the opposition against Ravalomanana are inspired by the months-long campaign of demonstrations and strikes Ravalomanana himself led in 2002 against dictator Didier Ratsiraka following disputed elections.

Ravalomanana ultimately prevailed in that fight. (dpa)