CUTS 9/8/80 ARREST OF MINISTER OF MANPOWER EDGAR TEKERE

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(9 Aug 1980) The Minister of Manpower, Edgar Tekere, has been arrested with six of his bodyguards on charges of murdering a white farmer, Gerald Adams, thus provoking premier Robert Mugabe's most serious political crisis since independence earlier this year. Mr Chadwick tells a reporter about the events of the shooting and how he hid in long grass when he heard firing. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/b2e79af33bd34cefd8833a170e1c2aae