Zimbabwe riot police raid opposition HQ
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By MacDonald Dzirutwe
HARARE, April 25 (Reuters) - Armed riot police raided the headquarters of Zimbabwe's main opposition MDC party on Friday and detained scores of people, officials said.
Dozens of riot police detained around 100 Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters who were bundled into a crowded police bus before being taken away, a Reuters witness said.
MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa told Reuters that among those detained were supporters who had come to the party headquarters after sustaining injuries in violence after disputed March 29 elections.
"They took everyone in the building, including those who had come just to seek medical care. They are trying to destroy evidence of their brutality," Chamisa told Reuters.
He said police also took some computers from the party offices.
The MDC has accused President Robert Mugabe's government of delaying the release of presidential election results.
The outcome of a parliamentary poll which the MDC won is also in doubt because of partial recounts. The authorities have said results of the recount are expected by the weekend.
The poll deadlock has raised fears of widespread bloodshed in Zimbabwe, which could have dire consequences for a region that already hosts millions of Zimbabweans who have fled their country's economic collapse. (Editing by Matthew Tostevin)
By MacDonald Dzirutwe
HARARE, April 25 (Reuters) - Armed riot police raided the headquarters of Zimbabwe's main opposition MDC party on Friday and detained scores of people, officials said.
Dozens of riot police detained around 100 Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters who were bundled into a crowded police bus before being taken away, a Reuters witness said.
MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa told Reuters that among those detained were supporters who had come to the party headquarters after sustaining injuries in violence after disputed March 29 elections.
"They took everyone in the building, including those who had come just to seek medical care. They are trying to destroy evidence of their brutality," Chamisa told Reuters.
He said police also took some computers from the party offices.
The MDC has accused President Robert Mugabe's government of delaying the release of presidential election results.
The outcome of a parliamentary poll which the MDC won is also in doubt because of partial recounts. The authorities have said results of the recount are expected by the weekend.
The poll deadlock has raised fears of widespread bloodshed in Zimbabwe, which could have dire consequences for a region that already hosts millions of Zimbabweans who have fled their country's economic collapse. (Editing by Matthew Tostevin)
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