Army will not fight Zimbabweans over poll: minister

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.

"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)