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REFILE- Zimbabwe's MDC says 20 members died in poll unrest
30 Apr 2008 18:11:48 GMT
Source: Reuters
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HARARE, April 30 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's opposition MDC said on Wednesday that 20 of its members had been killed by pro-government militias in post-election violence.

MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa said the violence had reached alarming levels and that soldiers had taken part in attacks on party members.
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REFILE-ADDING INFORMATION Reuters photographer Howard Burditt, shown here in this undated file picture, has been detained for three days for allegedly using a satellite phone to transmit pictures. Burditt, a Zimbabwean ...



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