Zimbabwe votes as rigging claims mount up (AFP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sat, 03/29/2008 - 1:56pm

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 - Zimbabweans voted Saturday in polls which could see President Robert Mugabe turfed out after nearly three decades in power, with opponents accusing him of trying to extend his rule by rigging.




 

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