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Skirmishes in Bindura ahead of by-elections

    JOHANNESBURG

    The calm that had returned to the volatile Bindura constituency was shattered on Thursday following skirmishes between ZANU-PF and Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) youth, the state-controlled ‘Herald’ reported.

    According to the report, two truckloads of young MDC supporters attacked the hall where ZANU-PF officials were expected to hold a meeting. Other news reports, however, blamed ZANU-PF members for instigating the violence. Police had to disperse people with teargas.

    The political temperature in Bindura has been rising steadily as the MDC and ZANU-PF campaigns gathered steam, the report said. Elliot Manyika of ZANU-PF and Elliot Pvebve of the MDC are contesting the position left vacant by Border Gezi in April. There had been general peace and tranquillity across the constituency following weekend clashes between the two parties, but by Friday police were maintaining a heavy presence.

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