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| Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa survives Bulawayo explosion | |
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| Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has survived an apparent bomb attack in the city of Bulawayo. | |
| Footage from the blast at White City Stadium appears to show Mr Mnangagwa leaving the stage after addressing supporters when a device went off. | |
| He was not hurt, his spokesman said. But senior officials are among those injured, Zimbabwe media say. | |
| President Mnangagwa came into power last November, ousting his former mentor Robert Mugabe. | |
| The president was in Bulawayo to campaign ahead of nationwide elections due on 30 July. | |
| Presidential spokesman George Charamba issued a statement recalling: "There have been multiple attempts on the president's life over the past five years." | |
| The Zimbabwe Herald newspaper reported that Vice-President Kembo Mohadi had suffered leg injuries in the bomb blast, but there is no confirmation. | |
| Other senior officials are also said to have been injured, as well as some of their bodyguards. | |
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