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Zimbabwe's main opposition party has accused the government of President Robert Mugabe of orchestrating a plot to assassinate its leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

Tendai Biti, secretary-general of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, told CNN that Zimbabwe's military intelligence directorate was behind the plot. He offered no further details.

Tsvangirai canceled his return to Harare from South Africa on Saturday, after receiving information from a "credible source" about a planned assassination, his spokesman said Saturday. Read full article »

CNN correspondent Nkepile Mabuse contributed to this report.

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