63 Arrested in Violent Protest Against Mugabe
From Times Wire Reports
Zimbabwean police, backed by army helicopters and armored cars, arrested 63 demonstrators after an opposition protest against President Robert Mugabe turned violent.
Mobs burned a bus and stoned motorists overnight at the start of a national strike called by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change that shut down factories and shops in Harare, the capital.
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