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10/15/2004:

"Zim opposition chief acquitted"

Harare - The leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition party Morgan Tsvangirai, who was accused of plotting to assassinate President Robert Mugabe, was on Friday acquitted of treason by the High Court in Harare.

"The state has not been able to prove high treason beyond reasonable doubt," said Judge Paddington Garwe pronouncing the verdict.

The news came after a morning of high tension outside the Harare High Court.

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