Zimbabwe Police Disperse Protest, Leaving Body on Street

(Bloomberg) -- Riot police dispersed a protest over living standards in the center of the capital, Harare, by beating a crowd with batons.

In the aftermath a motionless body of a woman lay on the street as a crowd gathered around her before she was carried into a vehicle by Red Cross personnel.

The ministry of information said it noted the incident, saying the women was injured in a stampede when a protest was dispersed. It said efforts were being made to establish her condition.

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