Tsvangirai returns to Dutch embassy

Tsvangirai returns to Dutch embassy

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ZIMBABWE'S opposition leader is back inside the Dutch Embassy after briefly emerging on Wednesday.

While outside, Morgan Tsvangirai called on African leaders to guide talks to end Zimbabwe's crisis, saying a presidential runoff this week is no solution.

Tsvangirai said the goal of the talks would be forming a coalition transitional authority for his country.

He said talks could not begin until there is an end to attacks on his supporters blamed on the government of President Robert Mugabe and a release of what he termed "political prisoners."

Tsvangirai first took refuge in the embassy Sunday after withdrawing from the country's presidential elections, saying he feared for his safety.

But Zimbabwe's police chief told him to "go home and sleep". And President Mugabe scolded hinm for his "stunt" on Tuesday, saying: "We hear that he has sought refuge at the Dutch embassy. Seeking refuge, what for? Nobody wants to harm him."

A Zimbabwean government official reacted with derision and said the runoff election will go ahead as scheduled.
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