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| Grace Mugabe 'flees Zimbabwe for Namibia' after military take over and reportedly put husband under house arrest | Grace Mugabe 'flees Zimbabwe for Namibia' after military take over and reportedly put husband under house arrest |
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| Grace Mugabe, the wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugable, is reported to have fled the country for neighbouring Namibia. | |
| Her husband is thought to be under house arrest in the southern African country's capital, Harare, after the Zimbabwean military took control of the government. | |
| It is unclear how Ms Mugabe was able to make her escape. | It is unclear how Ms Mugabe was able to make her escape. |
| It comes after Zimbabwean army generals seized power and detained senior officials, including the Finance Minister, as part of a round-up of "criminals". | |
| In a statement read live on state television, Major General Gen Sibusiso Moyo said Mr Mugabe and his family are "safe and sound and their security is guaranteed". | |
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