Zimbabwe police shared new information about car attacks at businesses linked to rich men Wicknell Chivayo, Kuda Tagwirei, former bank boss John Mangudya, and Minister Tinoda Machakaire. Police leader Paul Nyathi talked about these events Friday afternoon. He said people threw gas bombs at cars parked near company offices in different parts of Harare plus the nearby Goromonzi area. These attacks happened early Friday between midnight and four in the morning.
Police figured out how these attacks worked. Unknown people drove cars right up to these business places. They set the vehicles on fire themselves. Then they jumped into other cars waiting nearby and sped away from the burning wrecks. This happened the same way at every location they hit. The Zimbabwe Republic Police started looking into who might have done this. They plan to give more updates as they learn new facts about these crimes.
Reporter Hopewell Chin'ono checked with Harare city officials about these fiery attacks. City workers told him they heard about cars burning across town, but nobody called the fire department for help. This seems strange since burning cars usually need firefighters to put out the flames. The city confirmed these events happened but said their emergency teams never received any calls asking them to help with the fires.
These attacks targeted places linked to business people known to have connections with Zimbabwe government leaders. The police statement mentioned fires in the Avondale, Highlands, and Newlands neighborhoods, plus an attack in Goromonzi. All these places burned during the same period when most people sleep. Police continue searching for whoever drove those cars and set them ablaze outside these specific business locations.
Police figured out how these attacks worked. Unknown people drove cars right up to these business places. They set the vehicles on fire themselves. Then they jumped into other cars waiting nearby and sped away from the burning wrecks. This happened the same way at every location they hit. The Zimbabwe Republic Police started looking into who might have done this. They plan to give more updates as they learn new facts about these crimes.
Reporter Hopewell Chin'ono checked with Harare city officials about these fiery attacks. City workers told him they heard about cars burning across town, but nobody called the fire department for help. This seems strange since burning cars usually need firefighters to put out the flames. The city confirmed these events happened but said their emergency teams never received any calls asking them to help with the fires.
These attacks targeted places linked to business people known to have connections with Zimbabwe government leaders. The police statement mentioned fires in the Avondale, Highlands, and Newlands neighborhoods, plus an attack in Goromonzi. All these places burned during the same period when most people sleep. Police continue searching for whoever drove those cars and set them ablaze outside these specific business locations.
