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Mnangagwa escapes blast in Bulawayo

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has escaped what appears to have been a bomb blast at White Stadium in Bulawayo where he had been addressing a rally.

According Zimpapers, Mnangagwa was safe at the State House in Bulawayo but reports say one of his deputies Kembo Mohadi and Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front chairman Oppah Muchinguri may have been injured.

Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga was reported to be safe.

(464 VIEWS)

This post was last modified on June 23, 2018 8:36 pm

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