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Zimbabwe seizes seven pistols in a bus at Beitbridge border

By , based on Daily News (Zimbabwe)

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Zimbabwean security services seized seven pistols and 170 rounds of ammunition hidden aboard a South African bus at Beitbridge border post, and arrested the vehicle's driver, the Daily News reports.

The seizure was made as the firearms amnesty decreed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa for one month continues. It gives individuals and institutions until 12 November to voluntarily surrender illegal firearms and ammunition without being prosecuted. After that date, holders face prosecution. Zimbabwean security services seized seven pistols and 170 rounds of ammunition hidden aboard a South African bus at Beitbridge border post, and arrested the vehicle's driver, the Daily News reports. The seizure was made as the firearms amnesty decreed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa for one month continues. It gives individuals and institutions until 12 November to voluntarily surrender illegal firearms and ammunition without being prosecuted. After that date, holders face prosecution.

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