In Zimbabwe Raid, Hundreds in Opposition Party Detained
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By GRAHAM BOWLEY and CELIA W. DUGGER
Published: April 26, 2008
Armed police officers raided the headquarters of Zimbabwe’s main opposition party in Harare, the capital, on Friday, detaining hundreds of opposition supporters, a spokesman for the party said.
The action appeared to be one of the most blatant crackdowns on the opposition since the disputed elections nearly four weeks ago.
The spokesman, Nqobizitha Mlilo, said in an e-mailed statement that about 200 to 250 heavily armed police officers had raided the offices of the party, the Movement for Democratic Change. Other reports put the number of police officers at “dozens.”
In a separate raid on the offices of independent election observers, the police seized vote count materials, The Associated Press reported.
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