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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa says he was 'inches' from Bulawayo explosion

Injured people are evacuated after an explosion at the stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. [Courtesy]

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has survived an apparent bomb attack at a rally in the city of Bulawayo.

Mr Mnangagwa said an object "exploded a few inches away from me - but it is not my time".

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