Ex-farmer arrested over Zimbabwan militants' deaths

Police in Zimbabwe have arrested a retired white farmer for suspected involvement in the deaths of two ruling party militants in eastern Zimbabwe, the farmer’s relatives said today.

John Bibby, 70, was being held by police in Wedza, about 120 kilometres east of Harare, his son Peter Bibby said. He has been accused of being an accessory to the deaths yesterday of the two militants, an allegation he denies.