Police break up opposition rally
From Times Wire Reports
Riot squads fired tear gas and water cannons to drive stone-throwing protesters off the streets of a troubled township in Harare, the capital, after preventing the main opposition party from holding a major rally.
The Movement for Democratic Change said police had arrested more than 120 of its members while blocking the rally. Armed police had defied a court order to allow the meeting to proceed, sealing off the sports ground where the rally was to be held and arresting dozens of people, witnesses said.
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