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Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has taken refuge in the Dutch embassy in Harare, officials say.Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has taken refuge in the Dutch embassy in Harare, officials say.
The move comes a day after he announced he was withdrawing from the 27 June presidential elections in a bid to stop the violence by ruling party militias. The move comes a day after he announced he was withdrawing from the 27 June presidential elections in the face of violence from ruling party militias.
He blames supporters of President Robert Mugabe for the deaths of 86 opposition supporters. A Dutch foreign ministry spokesman told Reuters news agency Mr Tsvangirai had spent the night at the Dutch embassy but had not requested asylum.
Earlier, more than 60 opposition supporters were arrested at the Harare office of Mr Tsvangirai's MDC party. Zimbabwean officials have said a run-off election will still go ahead.
On Monday, more than 60 supporters of Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party were arrested at its Harare headquarters.