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Riot police patrol restive Zimbabwe township
 HARARE (Rooters) - Zimbabwean riot police patrolled a restive Harare township on Monday to stop possible unrest, a day after crushing an opposition rally amid government fears of a new street campaign against President Robert Mugabe.Heavily armed riot squads prevented the Movement for Democratic Change from holding a court-approved rally in Highfield on Sunday, firing teargas and water cannon to drive away stone-throwing protesters and arresting 122 people. Political analysts said the crackdown had stoked tensions in the southern African country, where people are struggling with a desperate economic crisis and unemployment is surging. Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-02-19 |
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