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| Zimbabwe armed men threaten rally | Zimbabwe armed men threaten rally |
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| Hundreds of supporters of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe have occupied a stadium in the capital, Harare, where the opposition had planned a key rally. | Hundreds of supporters of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe have occupied a stadium in the capital, Harare, where the opposition had planned a key rally. |
| Other Zanu-PF men, armed with clubs, are patrolling the streets leading to the Glamis stadium, witnesses say. | Other Zanu-PF men, armed with clubs, are patrolling the streets leading to the Glamis stadium, witnesses say. |
| A spokesman for the Movement for Democratic Change said it still planned to go ahead with the rally. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai was due to attend. | A spokesman for the Movement for Democratic Change said it still planned to go ahead with the rally. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai was due to attend. |
| The MDC says it will decide by Monday on whether to contest run-off vote. | 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, which will see Mr Tsvangirai challenge Mr Mugabe. | It says at least 70 of its supporters have been killed in the run-up to the 27 June vote, which will see Mr Tsvangirai challenge Mr Mugabe. |
| The rally was due to go ahead after the High Court on Saturday overturned a police ban. Morgan Tsvangirai say he won the vote outright in March | |
| According to eyewitnesses, hundreds of Zanu-PF youth militia have thronged the streets around the Glamis stadium, while hundreds more are inside. | According to eyewitnesses, hundreds of Zanu-PF youth militia have thronged the streets around the Glamis stadium, while hundreds more are inside. |
| Carrying clubs, sticks and whips, they have been stopping cars and demanding to see ID cards. | Carrying clubs, sticks and whips, they have been stopping cars and demanding to see ID cards. |
| The opposition rally had been due to begin around noon local time. | The opposition rally had been due to begin around noon local time. |
| The MDC says it is determined to go ahead. | The MDC says it is determined to go ahead. |
| However a party spokesman told the BBC that given the large numbers of armed Zanu-PF supporters in and around the stadium, violence is likely. | However a party spokesman told the BBC that given the large numbers of armed Zanu-PF supporters in and around the stadium, violence is likely. |
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