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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - The risk of "sudden major violence" is growing in Zimbabwe as it struggles with food shortages, record inflation of some 1,600 percent, repression and corruption, a respected international research group said Tuesday.
The Brussels-based International Crisis Group said unrest could be triggered by rifts in President Robert Mugabe's ruling party over his continued leadership, rising discontent in the armed forces, and "energized" opposition and civil society groups.
"Economic issues, discontent among underpaid police and troops and the increasing willingness of opposition parties and civil society to protest in the streets all increase the risk of sudden major violence," the group said.
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