About 20 people working at a tourist resort, Elephant Walk, in Victoria Falls have been arrested, apparently in connection with growing unrest in Zimbabwe.
Well-known Zimbabwean wildlife artist Larry Norton was reportedly among those picked up on Wednesday by police in Victoria falls, Zimbabwe’s premier tourist attraction.
Lawyers in Zimbabwe’s second largest city, Bulawayo, say they are seeking the release of about 18 residents of Victoria Falls, some of whom were employed by the wildlife adventure company, Elephant-Walk.
A relative of one of those that were arrested, who asked not to be named, said “the lawyers are speaking with the police today. We don’t know why they were arrested.”
The arrests are believed to be in connection with a social media campaign, This Flag, which asked all Zimbabweans to go on strike Wednesday as a protest against the government of president Robert Mugabe, 92, which failed to pay many civil servants June salaries.
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