Zimbabwe opposition leader detained, then freed (AP)


Written on June 4, 2008 – 9:14 pm | by

In this Thursday May 22, 2008 file photo Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change leader and presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai addresses a crowd of displaced Zimbabweans at the Alexandra police station in the Alexandra Township, near Johannesburg, South Africa. Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was detained by police Wednesday June 4, 2008, his spokesman said. Tsvangirai and a group of about 14 party officials were being held at a police station in Lupane, north of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second-largest city, said George Sibotshiwe, Tsvangirai's spokesman. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)AP - The leader of Zimbabwe’s opposition was detained by police for about nine hours Wednesday amid ominous signs the government is tightening its grip on the country less than four weeks before a presidential runoff election.


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