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Zimbabwe opposition says army plots to kill leader
Zimbabwe's opposition accused military intelligence agents on Monday of a plot to kill party leader Morgan Tsvangirai that it said forced him to postpone his return to the country over the weekend.The government of President Robert Mugabe, who will face Tsvangirai in a run-off election on June 27, said it was unaware of any plot and the allegation was a media stunt. Tsvangirai postponed his return from Europe on Saturday after his Movement for Democratic Change said it had discovered the plot. He had spent more than a month abroad. "We know there are 18 snipers, and the military intelligence directorate is in charge of this," Tendai Biti, MDC secretary general, told Reuters before a news conference in Nairobi. Biti said Tsvangirai would still return "very soon." Deputy Information Minister Bright Matonga told Reuters: "Like I've said before, we know he did not leave the country on security grounds. We are not aware of any plot against anyone, but we're sure he's playing to the international media gallery." Posted by: Fred 2008-05-20 |
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