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| Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa blames Grace Mugabe faction for blast | |
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| The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, said he suspects a group linked to the former first lady was behind an attempt on his life. | The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, said he suspects a group linked to the former first lady was behind an attempt on his life. |
| Two people died and more than 40 were hurt in an explosion near Mr Mnangagwa at a rally in Bulawayo on Saturday. | Two people died and more than 40 were hurt in an explosion near Mr Mnangagwa at a rally in Bulawayo on Saturday. |
| Mr Mnangagwa told the BBC's Fergal Keane that he suspected the G40 group, which supported Grace Mugabe for the presidency, had carried out the attack. | Mr Mnangagwa told the BBC's Fergal Keane that he suspected the G40 group, which supported Grace Mugabe for the presidency, had carried out the attack. |
| Mrs Mugabe's husband, Robert Mugabe, was removed from power last year. | Mrs Mugabe's husband, Robert Mugabe, was removed from power last year. |
| Widespread suspicion that Mrs Mugabe intended to succeed her husband as the country's leader was a contributing factor to the political transition, and the army's involvement in it. | Widespread suspicion that Mrs Mugabe intended to succeed her husband as the country's leader was a contributing factor to the political transition, and the army's involvement in it. |
| Mr Mnangagwa did not accuse Mrs Mugabe of being involved in the attempt on his life. | Mr Mnangagwa did not accuse Mrs Mugabe of being involved in the attempt on his life. |
| He told the BBC he expects arrests to be made shortly. | He told the BBC he expects arrests to be made shortly. |
| "I don't know whether it was one individual - I would think it is broader than one person. I would think this is a political action by some aggrieved persons," he said. | "I don't know whether it was one individual - I would think it is broader than one person. I would think this is a political action by some aggrieved persons," he said. |
| Mr Mnangagwa, then vice-president, and Mrs Mugabe were the two main candidates to succeed the ageing Robert Mugabe as president. | Mr Mnangagwa, then vice-president, and Mrs Mugabe were the two main candidates to succeed the ageing Robert Mugabe as president. |
| The faction supporting Mrs Mugabe was known as Generation 40 or G40. | The faction supporting Mrs Mugabe was known as Generation 40 or G40. |
| Mr Mnangagwa described Mrs Mugabe as someone who had frequently insulted him in the past. | Mr Mnangagwa described Mrs Mugabe as someone who had frequently insulted him in the past. |
| "On what basis would I trust someone who was used by a cabal to say things that had no basis," he said. | "On what basis would I trust someone who was used by a cabal to say things that had no basis," he said. |
| Despite the apparent attempt on his life, Mr Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe was stable and that foreign investors should not worry. | Despite the apparent attempt on his life, Mr Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe was stable and that foreign investors should not worry. |
| There would be no countrywide security clampdown and elections scheduled for next month would go ahead in a free and fair manner, he said. | There would be no countrywide security clampdown and elections scheduled for next month would go ahead in a free and fair manner, he said. |