Zimbabwe Military Takes Over National TV, Says Mugabe is Safe

There are unconfirmed reports that Zimbabwe's finance minister Ignatius Chombo has been arrested by the military after a takeover of the state broadcaster in the early hours of Wednesday. The army denied it was staging a coup, even as military vehicles took to the streets of Harare and prolonged gunfire was heard near the presidential residence, reports The Telegraph.

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