Zimbabwe elections: Mnangagwa calls for commission to examine soldiers in Harare

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Friday he wants an independent commission to establish what happened before an army crackdown on opposition supporters on Wednesday in which six people were killed in post-election violence.

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Friday he wants an independent commission to establish what happened before an army crackdown on opposition supporters on Wednesday in which six people were killed in post-election violence.

At his first media conference since being declared the winner of the Monday presidential election, Mnangagwa was asked who gave the order to send soldiers onto the streets of Harare, but he said the commission of inquiry would look into the matter.

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