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Zimbabwe protesters, police clash at anti-Mugabe rally

A man carries a street sign as opposition party supporters clash with police in Harare, Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean police on Friday fired teargas and a water cannon to disperse anti-government supporters, who responded by hurling rocks, as a protest against President Robert Mugabe turned violent, a Reuters witness said.

More than a hundred police officers in riot gear, backed up by water cannons and armored trucks, occupied the venue that opposition parties planned to use for their march.

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