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Army will not fight Zimbabweans over poll: minister

HARARE
Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:07am EDT

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's army will not fight Zimbabweans, the country's information minister said on Sunday, responding to opposition allegations President Robert Mugabe had staged a de facto coup in the election crisis to extend his rule.

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"The soldiers are in the barracks where they belong because the country does not fully require their services in such a peaceful environment. I believe everyone in the country is aware that there is no military junta," Zimbabwe's Sunday Mail quoted Information Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu as saying.

(Editing by Stephen Weeks)
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