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Tsvangirai Barred From Mbeki Meet

Opposition leader detained in airport, passport yanked

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 14, 2008 8:37 AM CDT

(Newser) – Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of Zimbabwe's opposition, was detained at the airport in Harare today and prevented from flying to South Africa. Authorities confiscated his passport, as well as the travel documents of fellow members of the Movement for Democratic Change, before letting him leave.... Read full story »

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