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01/20/2005:

"Zimbabwe breaks up South Africa spy ring"

A South African spymaster has been arrested in Zimbabwe in a sting operation and is accused of running an espionage ring inside the country involving a number of prominent officials.

The Guardian has been told that the agent was captured on December 15 in Victoria Falls after being lured into Zimbabwe from Zambia across a bridge spanning the Zambezi river.

At the same time five prominent Zimbabweans were arrested, all of whom are closely linked to the inner circle of Robert Mugabe's ruling party, Zanu-PF. All five have been charged with espionage.

Full Article : guardian.co.uk