Hours after the official closing time for polling stations, Zimbabwean voters stood their ground early today, determined to cast their votes in the most dramatic election in their country’s history.

An Australian television station today accused Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader of plotting to assassinate President Robert Mugabe and take power in a coup.

Zimbabwe’s main opposition party claimed today their leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, was the target of a state-sponsored assassination attempt while campaigning north of Harare.