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Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for calm and
restraint in Zimbabwe on Thursday after the military seized
power.
"The UN Secretary-General is monitoring the evolving
situation in Zimbabwe. He appeals for calm, non-violence and
restraint. Preservation of fundamental rights, including freedom
of speech and assembly, is of vital importance," U.N. spokesman
Farhan Haq said.
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#Zimbabwe army has Mugabe, wife 'safe' in custody
We are in control of Zimbabwe, says military
Zimbabwe's military said it was holding President Robert
Mugabe and his family safe while targeting "criminals" in the
entourage of the only ruler the country has known in its 37
years of independence.