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Shots Fired At Zimbabwean Opposition Leader--[Excerpt] Zimbabwean police on Friday allegedly shot at the convoy of opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai on his way to a campaign rally in a rural district in the south of the country.

Two shots were fired by a police surveillance team trailing the convoy, MDC spokesman Learnmore Jongwe told IRIN. No one was injured in the attack.

The incident followed an earlier use of teargas by the police on an impromptu crowd that had gathered when Tsvangirai stopped for a lunch break on his way to Maringe village, 70 km from Masvingo. [End Excerpt]

Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Reports to Police--[Excerpt] Tension in the southern Africa country is rising rapidly, with the opposition accusing Mugabe's supporters of violent intimidation and the United States and European Union clamping personal sanctions against the president and his inner circle.

Foreign correspondents and election observers saw hundreds of government supporters ambush MDC militants Sunday after Tsvangirai addressed a rally in Mugabe's home town of Chinhoyi.

The leader of the southern African regional observer mission, which includes members from Zimbabwe's neighbors, said a car carrying some of his team was hit but no one was injured.

The incidents capped a week in which police shot at Tsvangirai's campaign convoy, militants attacked an opposition office and self-styled liberation war veterans forced a white farmer and his family to flee their farm. [End Excerpt]

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Zimbabwe Candidate Charged With Treason--[Excerpt] In an interview with the BBC today, Ari Ben-Menashe, the executive who runs the consulting firm, said he was approached by Mr. Tsvangirai, who wanted Mr. Mugabe "eliminated." In a statement, Mr. Tsvangirai said, "We believe in the democratic electoral process and that a change of government is delivered peacefully through people exercising their democratic rights via the ballot box."

............. Over the weekend, groups of election observers from two southern African groups were stoned by rowdy supporters of Mr. Mugabe.

"We thought we would deploy our people throughout the country by Wednesday, but we have decided to delay," said Duke Lefhoko, leader of the southern African observer mission. "We've got to know if the government is committed to allowing us to do our jobs. We want to ensure the safety of our people." [End Excerpt]