(Watch) Zimbabwe President survives ‘assassination’ attempt

The Telegraph: Emmerson Mnangagwa , the Zimbabwean president, has been evacuated from a campaign rally following an explosion.

Mr Mnangagwa was uninjured in the blast and has been evacuated.

Spokesman George Charamba said investigations were underway and that there have been “multiple attempts” on Mnangagwa’s life over the years.

President Mnangagwa escapes assassination attempt pic.twitter.com/WrH3FXPylv

— The Herald Zimbabwe (@HeraldZimbabwe) June 23, 2018

Witnesses told The Associated Press that the blast occurred as Mnangagwa had just finished addressing the crowd and was leaving the podium.

Footage posted online showed Mnangagwa waving to the crowd, turning to step off the podium and walking into the open-sided VIP tent, where seconds later the explosion occurred. People ducked and screamed and smoke billowed.

State television immediately cut its broadcast.

The explosion came just hours after a similar attack in Ethiopia, where a blast killed at least one person and injured scores just after the new prime minister addressed a huge rally in the capital.