ED, police differ on Shurugwi arson case

POLICE have dismissed speculation that an arson case in which 10 houses were burnt in Shurugwi, Midlands province, over the weekend was a result of political violence.

The police’s position contradicted President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s stance on the incident after the Zanu PF leader revealed yesterday that he had directed the law enforcement agency to hunt down alleged Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters behind the arson.

Mnangagwa spoke about the arson during the commissioning of the Muchesu Coal Mine in Binga, Matabeleland North province.

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