Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Military Coup Underway In Zimbabwe


Reuters: Tanks seen heading toward Zimbabwe capital: witnesses

HARARE (Reuters) - Four tanks were seen heading toward the Zimbabwe capital Harare on Tuesday, witnesses said, a day after the head of the armed forces said he was prepared to “step in” to end a purge of supporters of ousted vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa.

A Reuters witness saw two other tanks parked beside the main road from Harare to Chinhoyi, about 20 km (14 miles) from the city. One, which was pointed in the direction of the capital, had come off its tracks. Soldiers at the scene refused to talk to Reuters.

Earlier on Tuesday the youth wing of Zimbabwe’s ruling party accused the military chief of subverting the constitution for threatening to intervene after President Robert Mugabe plunged the country into crisis by sacking Mnangagwa last week.

Mnangagwa, 75, a long-serving veteran of Zimbabwe’s 1970s liberation wars, had been viewed as a likely successor to Mugabe before the president fired him on Nov. 6.

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WNU Editor: These pictures say it all .... PICTURES: Zimbabwe army let out of barracks in full force? (Bulawayo 24 News).

More News On Reports That A Military Coup Is Underway In Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Army tanks seen heading towards capital Harare amid rising tensions between Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF and military -- The Independent
Tanks seen 'heading towards Zimbabwe capital of Harare' -- The Telegraph
Army trucks in Harare spark panic; military insiders urge calm -- Times LIVE
PICTURES: Zimbabwe army let out of barracks in full force? -- Bulawayo24 News
Zimbabwe reeling after army chief's warning to Mugabe -- The Guardian
WATCH: 'We're prepared to die for Mugabe,' say Zanu-PF youths after army threats -- News24

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