Police Demolish 100 Dwellings in Township
From Times Wire Reports
Zimbabwe’s paramilitary police swept through a Harare township, pulling down more than 100 prefabricated wooden cabins, including one with screaming children inside, witnesses and opposition activists said. The children escaped.
Monday’s raid took place despite promises that police were winding down the so-called urban renewal drive that has destroyed the homes and livelihoods of more than 100,000 people.
Police started razing shantytowns, markets and other structures deemed illegal on May 19.
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