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Zimbabwe Attacks Rising as Mbeke Arrives

Diplomats wonder whether elections can be held in these conditions

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted May 9, 2008 2:25 PM CDT

(Newser) – South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived in Zimbabwe today for talks with Robert Mugabe, with evidence of brutal government attacks on the rise, the New York Times reports. Doctors said they’d seen a “dramatic escalation” in assaults by government agents. With a runoff...   Read full story »

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