Mugabe's decades-long grip on power appeared to be slipping as armoured military vehicles blockaded parliament, soldiers took up positions at strategic points across Harare and senior soldiers commandeered state television to broadcast a late-night address.
"The president... and his family are safe and sound and their security is guaranteed," Major General Sibusiso Moyo said late Tuesday.
"We are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes... As soon as we have accomplished our mission we expect that the situation will return to normalcy."
Moyo added: "This is not a military takeover of government".
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