Zimbabwe commander wounded in shooting: report

[Adsos Letter]

Source: Reuters

HARARE (Reuters) - A Zimbabwean military commander and ally of President Robert Mugabe was shot in an assassination attempt at the weekend, state media said on Tuesday.

Minister of Home Affairs Kembo Mohadi was quoted in the government-controlled Herald newspaper as saying the attack that wounded Air Force Commander Perence Shiri on Saturday appeared to be part of attacks against high profile figures designed to destabilize the country.

The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) alleges that Shiri and several military commanders led a violent election run-off campaign in June that its leader Morgan Tsvangirai boycotted over attacks on his supporters.

Dozens of MDC members have been arrested on terror charges but have been cleared by the courts. The MDC says Mugabe uses the charges when under pressure, especially from Western foes who are calling on him to step down over a humanitarian crisis.



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[Posteritatis]

1. This guy's a real character

Commanded the farm invasions, was behind a campaign that killed 20,000 people in the eighties, calls himself Jesus because he has the power of life and death, etc.

Looks like folks are getting desperate to a level that goes beyond breaking things around the banks...