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Zimbabwe opposition candidate detained for nine hours
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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Zimbabwe's opposition leader was detained by police and held without charge for eight hours on Wednesday while campaigning in the south-west of the country for the June 27 presidential run-off election. (article 7)
CAPE TOWN, June 5 - Zimbabwe's presidential election run-off should be scrapped to prevent further bloodshed, the ruling party defector who came third in the first round said on Thursday. (article 5)
HARARE, Zimbabwe - A mob believed loyal to President Robert Mugabe assaulted a convoy of U.S. and British diplomats Thursday, and the government ordered aid groups to halt operations in a move that could hamper food deliveries in impoverished Zimbabwe. (article 16)
The diplomats were looking into political violence before a presidential election runoff, and the incident was the latest sign of how tense Zimbabwe is as Mugabe prepares to face an opposition leader who led voting in the first round. (article 16)
A group of nine British and American diplomats were detained at gunpoint for several hours in Zimbabwe today after being stopped at a roadblock and attacked by both police and Robert Mugabe's "war veterans". (article 21)
Earlier, the South African government said Zimbabwe's main opposition leader , Morgan Tsvangirai, had been released by the police on Wednesday after the intervention of President Thabo Mbeki. (article 20)
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Mugabe, Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe, Opposition, MDC |
Source articles
- Zimbabwean Opposition Leaders Held by Police (nytimes.com, 06/05/2008, 756 words)
- Mugabe challenger is held by police (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/05/2008, 251 words)
- Zimbabwe police detain, release opposition leader (sfgate.com, 06/05/2008, 539 words)
- Zimbabwe opposition candidate detained for nine hours (L.A. Times, 06/05/2008, 539 words)
- Makoni urges scrapping of Zimbabwe poll (ft.com, 06/05/2008, 467 words)
- Q&A: Zimbabwe elections (BBC News, 06/04/2008, 878 words)
- Mugabe’s rival detained on campaign trail (ft.com, 06/05/2008, 433 words)
- Tsvangirai detained in Zimbabwe (BBC News, 06/04/2008, 505 words)
- Zimbabwe opposition leader freed (BBC News, 06/04/2008, 454 words)
- ABC News: Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Freed After Detention (ABCNews, 06/04/2008, 249 words)
- Zimbabwe suspends aid operations (BBC News, 06/06/2008, 615 words)
- In a Crackdown, Zimbabwe Curbs Aid Groups (nytimes.com, 06/04/2008, 758 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > WORLD (FOX News, 06/04/2008, 10 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > WORLD (FOX News, 06/05/2008, 15 words)
- Zimbabwe suspends aid groups, detains diplomats (boston.com, 06/05/2008, 730 words)
- Mugabe backers assault US, British diplomat convoy (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/05/2008, 1226 words)
- Africa’s pariah -Times Online (timesonline.co.uk, 06/06/2008, 598 words)
- Mugabe’s Reign of Terror in Zimbabwe (nytimes.com, 06/05/2008, 504 words)
- Harare diary: Jingles ring hollow (BBC News, 06/05/2008, 467 words)
- Diplomat convoy held in Zimbabwe (BBC News, 06/05/2008, 740 words)
- Zimbabwe police arrest British and American diplomats at gunpoint (timesonline.co.uk, 06/05/2008, 574 words)
- U.S. diplomats say Zimbabwe police chased, threatened them (L.A. Times, 06/06/2008, 753 words)
- Envoy: Harrowing Run-In in Zimbabwe (ABCNews, 06/05/2008, 868 words)
- Officials: Diplomats safe after detention in Zimbabwe (CNN, 06/05/2008, 28 words)
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