Mugabe’s Era Comes to an End as Zimbabwe’s Military Seizes Power
- President Mugabe reports that he is confined to his home
- Security forces are targeting ‘criminals’ around Mugabe
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Zimbabwe’s military seized power and detained 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe in a struggle over the succession of the only leader the African nation has ever known.
Mugabe was confined at his home, while Zimbabwe Defense Forces spokesman Major-General Sibusiso Moyo said in a televised address that the military action was “targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes.” Ministers in Mugabe’s administration have been accused of corruption.