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 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Inspectors and police raided stores Sunday to enforce sweeping price cuts imposed to curb Zimbabwe's soaring inflation, while shoppers fought over rapidly disappearing staples at supermarkets.
At least 20 business executives were arrested over the weekend for hoarding goods and violating the government's order last week to slash prices of most products by half, the official Sunday Mail reported. Gasoline prices were ordered reduced by 70 percent, and stations quickly ran dry.
Store managers have complained they were being forced to sell goods at lower than cost.
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