Polls open in Zimbabwe general election (AFP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sat, 03/29/2008 - 12:23am

Zimbabwe's security forces were placed on full alert Friday to head off possible violence at this weekend's elections as President Robert Mugabe's opponents feared the outcome had already been fixed.(AFP iactiv)AFP - Polls opened in Zimbabwe on Saturday at the start of joint parliamentary and presidential elections in which veteran leader Robert Mugabe is looking to secure another five years in office.



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