Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa suspects “aggrieved” supporters of Robert Mugabe’s wife were behind a blast that killed two people at a rally last weekend, according to a BBC interview aired on Wednesday.
Mnangagwa narrowly escaped the explosion, which occurred as he left the podium after addressing a supporters of the ruling ZANU-PF party in Bulawayo, the country’s second largest city.
The blast killed two people and injured at least 49 others, including both of Mnangagwa’s deputies and raised fears of insecurity ahead of presidential polls scheduled for July 30.
Mnangagwa called the attack “political action by some aggrieved persons” angry with how power has been distributed.
“Without evidence, the people who are aggrieved about the new dispensation are the G-40,” he said, referring to a pro-Mugabe faction known as Generation 40 which wanted Grace Mugabe to succeed her husband.
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Source: Seychelles News Agency
