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Zimbabwe: Police discovers second bomb at Zimbabwean police station
Mon. August 04, 2008 05:42 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. -
(SomaliNet) A second bomb was discovered by police on Saturday at Harare's central police station
The bomb that refused to detonate destroyed 13 offices and a kitchen on the first floor, the bomb blast came on the eve of the resumption of the dialogue between Zimbabwe's main political parties on Sunday.
Unusually, Zimbabwe police were cautious in apportioning blame. "We are not going to speculate or jump to conclusions until we have gathered all the evidence," national police spokesperson Wayne Bvudzijena said. "We are leaving our investigations very open."
Another police source, who works in the criminal investigations department which was bombed, said: "Investigations into the blast are in full swing and at this stage you cannot rule out anything. There have been suggestions that this could be the act of criminals out to destroy vital information, but there is also a strong view that politics could be involved.
"Right now police are examining debris from the blast. A live bomb which was also supposed to explode was discovered. We are working on the origins of the bomb," said the police source.
Zimbabwean Police believe that if the blast was politically motivated, there could be more bombs planted around the country. But staff at hotels in the city appeared to be unaware of the blast. They gave assurances that it was business as usual and that there were no extra security personnel on the streets.
Meanwhile, there have been reports in Harare that hardliners within the ruling Zanu-PF party are planning to destabilise ongoing talks with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change.
The talks resumed in Pretoria on Sunday.-The Star
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