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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe's foreign minister warned a group of Western diplomats Monday that the government would not hesitate to expel them if they gave support to the opposition, and the U.S. ambassador walked out of the meeting, envoys said.
Foreign Minister Simearashe Mbengegwi told the diplomats that Western embassies had gone too far by offering food and water to opposition activists who were jailed last week.
President Robert Mugabe's government is under increasing international criticism for its treatment of the opposition, with activists alleging police have disrupted their gatherings and beaten their leaders. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was among those assaulted when police broke up a March 11 prayer meeting, his supporters say.
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