Zimbabwe police arrest 600 in harsh crackdown on protests

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AP Harare
Last Updated : Jan 17 2019 | 1:10 AM IST

Zimbabwe police armed with AK-47 rifles arrested a prominent activist and pastor on Wednesday, along with scores of others, in a harsh crackdown over protests against dramatic fuel price hikes in the economically shattered country.

Zimbabwe's state security minister says more than 600 people have been arrested countrywide amid protests over dramatic fuel price increases.

As some hungry Harare residents reported being tear-gassed by police when they ventured out for bread, President Emmerson Mnangagwa denounced what he called "wanton violence and cynical destruction."

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First Published: Jan 17 2019 | 1:10 AM IST

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