| 词条 | Detention of U.S. and UK diplomats in Zimbabwe |
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On June 5, 2008, diplomatic staff from both the United States and the United Kingdom were attacked and abducted by Zimbabwean security forces. Five Americans and four British diplomats were among the victims.[1] Additional diplomats from the European Union and Japan, the Netherlands and Tanzania were also detained. [2] The diplomats, including the American Ambassador James D. McGee, were investigating violence in the country, as the next round of the Presidential election starts. Some diplomats managed to flee from the vehicles as they were stopped at a rural road block on the way to Harare. International reactionUnited KingdomThe British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband said
United StatesState Department spokesman Sean McCormack said
McCormack also stated that the US intended to take this to the Security Council.[3] See also
References1. ^France24 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://harare.usembassy.gov/060208.html |title=United States Will Continue to Speak Out for Freedom in Zimbabwe |accessdate=2008-06-06 |publisher=harare.usembassy.gov |date= }} 3. ^1 2 {{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jun/05/zimbabwe.foreignpolicy?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront |title= British and US Diplomats attacked |accessdate=2008-06-06 |publisher=www.guardian.co.uk |date= 2008-06-05| location=London | first=Sadie | last=Gray}} External links
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