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Police detain leading Zimbabwe activist after protests: AFP
HARARE, Jan 16, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Leading Zimbabwean activist Evan Mawarire
was detained by police on Wednesday, AFP reporters reported, when he was
taken away from his house in the capital Harare.
Armed police had been at Mawarire’s property for more than two hours before
he was driven away in a pick-up truck, as security forces crack down after
anti-government protests.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1410 hrs