Friday, April 11, 2008

Zimbabwe bans political rallies

from BBC

Zimbabwean police have banned political rallies "with immediate effect", amid growing tension over the country's disputed presidential election.

The decision came amid confusion over whether President Robert Mugabe would attend a regional summit on the crisis, in Zambia at the weekend.

The results of the election, held 13 days ago, have yet to be released.

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