The Zimbabwe Republic Police claims opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters wanted to burn two police vehicles and attacked officers for stopping their rally at Masvingo's Mamutse Stadium on Sunday.
The police claimed it all began when they wanted to shut down the rally.
The regulating authority had sanctioned the CCC rally at the stadium as duly notified by the party's convenor, Martin Mureri, to start at 10:00 and end at around 16:00.The rally only started at 16:45 with an address by party leader Nelson Chamisa, the police said in a statement.They then engaged the CCC leadership about the matter who allegedly apologised for the delay and agreed to disperse the crowd for security reasons.
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