Zimbabwe's military takes control of the country, detaining President Robert Mugabe

Zimbabwe's military took control of the country early Wednesday and detained its longtime leader, President Robert Mugabe, capping a political showdown over Mugabe's apparent attempts to install his wife as his successor.

In a televised announcement after armored vehicles and troops rolled into the capital, Harare, a general insisted that it was "not a military takeover."

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