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| Zim demonstration called off |
| 2007-02-19 |
| Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's opposition leader, has cancelled a planned mass rally in Harare after police arrested dozens of supporters, despite a court order to let the event go ahead. Police used teargas and water cannon on Sunday to disperse supporters from the sports ground in the Zimbabwe capital where the rally was to be held. Nelson Chamisa, an MDC spokesman, said: "The rally has been cancelled for now. The sad thing is that police failed to respect the court order." Tsvangirai, who leads the the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), arrived at the venue but decided not to proceed with plans to address the crowd. He announced "the struggle continues" before leaving the venue with his security personnel. Police armed with batons, guns and tear gas, supported by others in armoured trucks, arrived at the stadium and arrested dozens of supporters arriving for the rally, witnesses said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 I think in this case it's more "Back the government or die when the "NEW REGIME" gets in power". |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-02-19 18:05 |
| #1 ...Evidently there's enough loyal cops left to make a difference. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2007-02-19 10:21 |