One person dies after explosion at Zimbabwe president's rally-state radio


  • World
  • Monday, 25 Jun 2018

FILE PHOTO: Medics attend to people injured in an explosion during a rally by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe June 23, 2018. Tafadzwa Ufumeli/via REUTERS

HARARE (Reuters) - One person died on Monday from injuries following an explosion that rocked Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Saturday campaign rally in the city of Bulawayo, state-owned radio said on its official Twitter account.

Mnangagwa escaped unhurt and police have said they were searching for a motive for the blast that injured 49 people in the opposition stronghold.

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