Deadly violence intensifying: Zimbabwe opposition

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HARARE (AFP) — Zimbabwe's opposition accused militias loyal to Robert Mugabe of stepping up deadly attacks against its followers Monday as the veteran leader faced more foreign criticism over his controversial re-election.

While US President George W. Bush again labelled the June 27 poll a "sham", the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said another 20 of its activists had been killed since the run-off, bringing the total number of dead since the first round of voting in March to 109.

With Britain's top diplomat accusing Mugabe of unleashing "a campaign of unchecked brutality against his own people," G8 leaders meeting in Japan also heaped scorn on the Zimbabwean president and discussed imposing new sanctions.

However one of Mugabe's top...