Fastjet suspends flights to Zimbabwe as protests rise against government


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 14-01-2019 21:23 IST | Created: 14-01-2019 20:54 IST
Fastjet suspends flights to Zimbabwe as protests rise against government
Protesters barricaded roads and burned tyres in Zimbabwe's capital Harare on Monday, as anger over the worst economic crisis in a decade spilt onto the streets. (Image Credit: Wikimedia)
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Low-cost African airline Fastjet cancelled its remaining flights to and from Zimbabwe on Monday due to political unrest, it said in a statement on Twitter. Protesters barricaded roads and burned tyres in Zimbabwe's capital Harare on Monday, as anger over the worst economic crisis in a decade spilt onto the streets and piled pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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