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Zimbabwe churches: Torture, murder as political retribution
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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe church leaders say people are being tortured, abducted and some murdered in a campaign of political retribution.
The leaders of all church denominations in Zimbabwe issued a joint statement Tuesday calling for international intervention to help end the country’s election crisis.
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They say "the nation is in a crisis" that could escalate to genocidal proportions if nothing is done to help.
The church leaders want the immediate announcement of results from the March 29 presidential election that longtime President Robert Mugabe is widely believed to have lost.
