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Zimbabwe armed men threaten rally Zimbabwe armed men threaten rally
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Armed supporters of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe have occupied a stadium where the opposition had planned an election campaign rally. Hundreds of supporters of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe have occupied the area around a stadium where the opposition had planned a rally.
Witnesses and a spokesman for the Movement for Democratic Change say men armed with whips and clubs are there. The Zanu-PF men, armed with clubs, are stopping passing cars and demanding to see ID cards, witnesses say.
Spokesman Nelson Chamisa said the rally would still go ahead. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai had planned to attend. A spokesman for the Movement for Democratic Change said the rally would still go ahead. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai had planned to attend.
The MDC says it will decide by Monday on whether it will contest run-off presidential vote on 27 June. The MDC says it will decide by Monday on whether to contest run-off vote.
It says at least 70 of its supporters have been killed in the run-up to the 27 June vote.
President Robert Mugabe has accused the MDC of lying about political violence.
On Saturday, the High Court overturned the police ban on the opposition's rally in Harare, the MDC said.