By VOA News A State Department spokesman tells VOA that the people came to the embassy after being forced out of the opposition Movement for Democratic

HARARE (Reuters) - More than 200 victims of Zimbabwe's election violence are seeking refuge in the U.S. embassy in Harare, an embassy spokesman said on Thursday.
Spokesman Mark Weinberg said about 230 opposition supporters were sitting outside the compound's entrance seeking food and a safe place to stay.
f the election on March 29 but withdrew from the runoff after he said pro-government militias killed 86 of his supporters.

Some 200 people are seeking refuge at the US embassy in the Zimbabwe capital, Harare, says the US ambassador, James Mcgee.
According to the Associated Press, riot police were seen at the embassy as well as people with bundles of possessions.

About 200 people, mainly opposition supporters, have taken refuge at the US Embassy following months of election-related violence in Zimbabwe, according to

By Viola Gienger July 3 (Bloomberg) - About 200 men, women and children converged on the U.S. Embassy in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, seeking help after being forced out of the nearby headquarters of the opposition political party embroiled in an election crisis.
The crowd is outside the embassy's security perimeter and isn't trying to force its way in, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said. Embassy personnel are contacting humanitarian organizations to see whether they can help the people.
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(CNN) -- About 220 Zimbabweans have fled to the US Embassy in Harare seeking refuge from election-related violence, according to US Embassy spokesman Mark

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A SENIOR MDC member yesterday said the opposition should unreservedly recognise President Mugabe as the constitutionally-elected Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces if meaningful political dialogue is to be initiated.
Mr Gabriel Chaibva's comments came as the MDC-T top leadership - Morgan Tsvangirai and his secretary-general Tendai Biti - have issued contradictory statements regarding their party's position on talks with Zanu-PF.
timacy and where did that get us? We cannot keep on engaging in actions that do not take the nation forward. It is time to think of the wishes of the people," he said.

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has left the Dutch embassy in Harare, where he sought refuge more than a week ago, the Dutch foreign ministry said Tuesday.
"He left yesterday morning. He wants to do his regular work from home," ministry spokesman Bart Rijs told AFP.
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A spokesman for Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe has gone on the defensive and dismissed criticism from Western nations of his nations controversial runoff election for president.
The aide, George Charamba, told an audience at the African Union summit that the West has no legitimacy with which to diagnose the current political situation in Zimbabwe. He went on to say that those Westerners who are not satisfied with the conduct of his government can go hang a thousand times.
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AMSTERDAM, July 1 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has returned home after leaving the Dutch embassy in Harare where he took refuge from political violence last week, the Dutch government said on Tuesday.
Tsvangirai left the embassy on Monday but was always welcome back and the Netherlands would stay in touch with him, a foreign ministry spokesman said, adding that the Netherlands hoped he could play a role in some kind of transitional government. (Reporting by Emma Thomasson; Editing by Matthew Tostevin)
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Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has left the Dutch embassy in Harare, where he took refuge last week, a Dutch official has said.
Mr Tsvangirai had decided the situation was calm enough to return home, the Dutch foreign ministry official said.
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The Forum for Democratic Change has called Zimbambwean president, Robert Mugabe a disgrace to the African continent.
FDC spokesperson, Philip Wafula Oguttu, while addressing journalists at the party headquarters in Kampala today said that it was unfortunate that Mugabe got re-elected as president despite having no competitor.
ated Kenya Prime Minister, Raila Odingas call for the African Union and United Nations to deploy peace keeping troops in Zimbabwe to ensure peace and security in the southern African country.