There was heavy deployment of police and army along all roads leading into Bulawayo and at the Joshua Nkomo Airport last weekend, but at the last minute the two politicians aborted their plans to return to the country and attend the rally. They had received credible intelligence of an assassination plot.Armed police and soldiers harassed and searched motorists travelling along main roads leading into the second capital.
The Zimbabwean on Sunday witnessed some overzealous army officers at a road block along Beitbridge road holding Tsvangirai and Biti posters on which was written in bold WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE.Â
Police sources said that if Tsvangirai and Biti had attempted to attend the party’s victory celebration they would have been arrested and detained at military detention barracks – not police cells as the military junta wants to finish them off.
26.5.2008
12:23
Police insiders confirm assassination plot
BULAWAYO
The military junta had planned to arrest MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his secretary-general Tendai Biti on arrival at their party's victory celebrations held at White City Stadium last Sunday, say security force sources.