Death threat to diplomats in Zimbabwe
Updated on 05 June 2008
Zimbabwe police detain a convoy of British and American diplomats and threaten to burn their vehicles with them inside.
Stopped by a roadblock, their tyres slashed and their equipment seized, four British embassy staff and five Americans were detained by Zimbabwean police for several hours as they investigated the post-election violence.
US Ambassador James McGree said supporters of President Mugabe had threatened to burn the convoy of vehicles with his colleagues inside unless they co-operated.
Britain has demanded an official explanation. The United States called the incident "outrageous and unacceptable".
