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HARARE, Zimbabwe (UPI) -- Opposition leaders in Zimbabwe say refugees
who support them are being killed and beaten in camps by militias
loyal to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
Armed militiamen invaded two refugee camps set up for supporters of
the Movement for Democratic Change party, which challenged Mugabe for
power in elections this year. The MDC supporters were forced to flee
to the camps after they were moved from the country's South African
embassy, the BBC reported.
The militias killed several people at one camp in Gokwe, north of
Harare, and beat refugees at a second camp in Ruwa, where at least
eight people were taken to the hospital and 14 members of a camp
security patrol were missing. About 400 people had been staying at
local squash courts at Ruwa, the broadcaster said.
The attacks on MDC supporters are throwing into doubt efforts by South
African President Thabo Mbeki to broker a power-sharing agreement
between Mugabe and the opposition. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has
refused to participate in meetings with Mugabe until the violence
stops, the BBC said.