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Senior Zimbabwe opposition figure Biti arrested at border: lawyer

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Senior Zimbabwean opposition figure Tendai Biti was arrested as he tried to flee to neighbouring Zambia to seek asylum, his lawyer said today.

Biti allegedly faces charges for inciting violence over the disputed result of last week's elections.

"He was arrested at the Zambian border," Biti's lawyer Nqobizitha Mlilo told AFP, adding by text message that he was trying to seek asylum.

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First Published: Aug 08 2018 | 2:10 PM IST

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