Assassins target Zimbabwe opposition leader - claim

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.

Learnmore Jongwe, the Movement for Democratic Change’s information secretary, said the attempt to kill the veteran trade unionist was made by a ‘‘well organised and well-paid group of agents who took cover in a broader group of hired village vigilantes.’’