Zimbabweans told to keep off streets as government cracks down on protests

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Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa returning home early from a trip to Europe to deal with growing domestic unrest over his government’s policies.

Police say three people died during demonstrations that in the capital Harare and second city Bulawayo. But human rights groups say at least a dozen

were killed, while scores of people have been treated for gunshot wounds and hundreds

detained.

Nyasha Mutizwa from Africanews told Euronews that Zimbabweans had been warned to stay indoors because of fears of further violence.