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New York Times correspondent held in Zimbabwe
03 Apr 2008 20:27:31 GMT
 Source: Reuters
HARARE, April 3 (Reuters) - Zimbabwean police have arrested a New York Times correspondent who was covering the country's election, the newspaper said on Thursday.

"Barry Bearak, a Times correspondent based in Johannesburg, was taken into custody today by police in Harare, Zimbabwe, where he was covering the elections. We do not know where he is being held, or what, if any, charges have been made against him," the newspaper's executive editor, Bill Keller, said in a statement.


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