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 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - A defiant and angry President Robert Mugabe on Thursday lashed out at Western support for what he called violent opposition activists and told his growing number of critics to "go hang."
The U.S., colonial ruler Britain and other Western governments stepped up their criticism of Mugabe's hard-line rule after police cracked down Sunday on a prayer meeting organized by the opposition, arresting dozens and allegedly beating many severely.
In Mugabe's first public remarks since the main opposition leader said he was assaulted by police, state radio quoted the president as saying he took "great exception" to the support the West has given his opponents.
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