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Zimbabwe army hunts for G40 'criminals' around Mugabe

An armoured personnel carrier stations by an intersection as Zimbabwean soldiers regulate traffic in Harare on November 15, 2017. [AFP PHOTO]

However, the soldiers denied that they had overthrown President Robert Mugabe, instead saying they were targeting "criminals" around the only ruler the country has known in its 37 years of independence.

Wednesday, soldiers seized the state broadcaster - Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC). Armoured vehicles blocked roads to the main government offices, parliament and the courts in central Harare, while taxis ferried commuters to work nearby.

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