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| Former Zimbabwe aide: We feared Mugabe lynching | Former Zimbabwe aide: We feared Mugabe lynching |
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| An aide to Zimbabwe's former president, Robert Mugabe, has said he feared civilians could "drag out and lynch" the leader in a "Libyan scenario". | An aide to Zimbabwe's former president, Robert Mugabe, has said he feared civilians could "drag out and lynch" the leader in a "Libyan scenario". |
| During Mr Mugabe's last week in office, he was under house arrest as the military staged a takeover which would eventually oust him. | During Mr Mugabe's last week in office, he was under house arrest as the military staged a takeover which would eventually oust him. |
| "I started visualising an image of Muammar Gaddafi," Mr Mugabe's former spokesman George Charamba said. | |
| He was speaking to Zimbabwe's privately owned Daily News site. | He was speaking to Zimbabwe's privately owned Daily News site. |
| Recalling the last days of Mr Mugabe's 37-year rule, Mr Charamba said the 93-year-old wanted "to go on his own terms" and had to be warned of the dangers following the military's intervention and the outbreak of protests. | Recalling the last days of Mr Mugabe's 37-year rule, Mr Charamba said the 93-year-old wanted "to go on his own terms" and had to be warned of the dangers following the military's intervention and the outbreak of protests. |
| While Mr Mugabe was held at his lavish Blue Roof mansion, negotiations over his future were being thrashed out between military generals, Catholic priests, political aides and South African envoys. | While Mr Mugabe was held at his lavish Blue Roof mansion, negotiations over his future were being thrashed out between military generals, Catholic priests, political aides and South African envoys. |
| Mr Charamba says military officials informed the group that tens of thousands of protesters calling for the president's resignation could target Mr Mugabe personally. | Mr Charamba says military officials informed the group that tens of thousands of protesters calling for the president's resignation could target Mr Mugabe personally. |
| "It was possible because the soldiers said 'we cannot turn our guns on civilians who are marching against the president and spill blood,'" the Daily News reports Mr Charamba as saying. | "It was possible because the soldiers said 'we cannot turn our guns on civilians who are marching against the president and spill blood,'" the Daily News reports Mr Charamba as saying. |
| Libya's former leader Muammar Gaddafi was captured then killed in 2011 following an uprising against his four-decade rule. | Libya's former leader Muammar Gaddafi was captured then killed in 2011 following an uprising against his four-decade rule. |