The World - News from Oct. 21, 1985
Police in Zimbabwe raided squatter camps in Harare before dawn, detaining more than 1,000 people and setting fire to their shantytowns. A police spokesman indicated that many of those arrested will be sent to rural areas for resettlement. Urban squatters in African countries often come from rural areas looking for work. Governments complain that criminals find refuge in their sprawling settlements and that the camps, lacking sanitation, pose health risks.
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