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Zimbabwe militants, mostly war veterans, have forcibly seized at least 60 white-owned farms, apparently on government orders, a farmers' representative said Tuesday.

Dozens of farmers have gone into hiding for fear that their land will be taken, according to John Worsley Worswick of Justice for Agriculture, a Harare-based group that supports farmers' rights in Zimbabwe.

"We've witnessed a backlash, an outright attack on commercial farmers," Worswick said. "There are 450 farmers and workers left. ... They're in the process of being driven off their farms." Read full article »

CNN's Tricia Escobedo in Atlanta, Georgia, contributed to this report.

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