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New York Times correspondent held in Zimbabwe
03 Apr 2008 20:27:31 GMT
Source: Reuters
HARARE, April 3 (Reuters) - Zimbabwean police have arrested a New York Times correspondent who was covering the country's election, the newspaper said on Thursday.

"Barry Bearak, a Times correspondent based in Johannesburg, was taken into custody today by police in Harare, Zimbabwe, where he was covering the elections. We do not know where he is being held, or what, if any, charges have been made against him," the newspaper's executive editor, Bill Keller, said in a statement.
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New York Times correspondent Barry Bearak leaves the magistrates court on bail after being charged with covering Zimbabwe's election without official accreditation in the capital Harare April 7, 2008. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo ...



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