Bomb blast at Zimbabwe rally, president escapes death

Zimbabwe’s Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and his wife sustained minor injuries from a blast at a political rally, a source close to President Emmerson Mnangagwa told Reuters on Saturday.

“Mrs Chiwenga was slightly injured. Her husband was also affected in a minor way,’’ the source said.

Mnangagwa’s spokesman said earlier that the president was not hurt in the blast at a stadium in the second city of Bulawayo and was taken to safety.

Earlier, a campaign rally by Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, was hit by an explosion. (Reuters/NAN)