By Own Correspondent| At least 42 people are reportedly injured 6 of them seriously in President Emerson Mnangagwa’s assassination attempt at White City Stadium in Bulawayo this afternoon.

The explosion, which occurred just after 2 pm when President Mnangagwa had finished giving his keynote address at a rally attended by hundreds of Zanu Pf supporters also injured Vice President Kembo Mohadi, Zanu Pf National Chairperson Oppah Muchinguri, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Mabrl Chinomona and Mary Chiwenga, wife to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga.

“A small shrapnel went into the body of VP Chiwenga and VP Mohadi sustained a serious injury on his leg,” said President Mnangagwa.

“VP Chiwenga’s wife was also injured and our national chairperson, Muchinguri I hear was also injured.”

The injured were taken to Mpilo and United Bulawayo hospital for treatment.

Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr David Parirenyatwa who was at Mpilo general hospital attending to the victims of the blast said of injured, 15 had been taken to Mpilo hospital since they were seriously injured.

“Some lost their limbs while others have their intestines out,” said Parirenyatwa, revealing that government had beefed up health personnel to attend to those injured in the blast.

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