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July 3, 2008

US Officials: About 200 Zimbabweans Seeking Shelter Outside US Embassy 
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State department spokesman tells VOA people came to embassy after being
forced out of opposition Movement for Democratic Change headquarters in
Harare 
Zimbabwean opposition party members are seen outside the U.S. embassy in
Harare, 03 Jul 2008U.S. officials say about 200 people are seeking
refuge outside the American embassy in Zimbabwe.A State Department
spokesman tells VOA that the people came to the embassy after being
forced out of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change headquarters
in Harare. He added that the embassy is talking with aid groups to see
what can be done to help them. The request for refuge comes one day
after Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said political
violence was continuing against supporters of his Movement for
Democratic Change Party. Tsvangirai said nine people had been killed and
many more beaten and forced to leave their homes to seek shelter
elsewhere in the week since a presidential runoff vote. The opposition
leader pulled out of that vote because of violence against his
supporters, leaving President Robert Mugabe, the sole candidate, to
declare himself re-elected.!
 The United States has introduced a draft resolution at the U.N.
Security Council that calls for new travel and financial sanctions
against Zimbabwe's government.A copy of the draft obtained by VOA calls
for freezing the assets and restricting the travel of President Robert
Mugabe and 11 other top Zimbabwe government officials. The proposed
resolution also seeks to expand an arms embargo against the government.

Some information for this report was provided by AP.


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