Soldiers on Harare streets as ruling party accuses Zimbabwe army chief of treasonHARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe s ruling party accused the head of the armed forces of treason on Tuesday as troops took up positions around the capital in an escalation of a dispute with 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe over political succession. Just 24 hours after military chief General Constantino Chiwenga threatened to intervene to end a purge in the ruling party, a Reuters reporter saw six armored personnel carriers on major thoroughfares on the outskirts of the capital. Aggressive soldiers directing traffic told passing cars to keep moving through the darkness.  Don t try anything funny. Just go,  one soldier said on Harare Drive. The presence of troops, including the movement of at least six armored personnel carriers from a barracks northwest of Harare, sparked rumors of coup against Mugabe, although there was no evidence to suggest Zimbabwe s leader of the last 37 years had been toppled. The lead item on the ZBC state broadcaster s evening news bulletin was an anti-military rally by the youth wing of Mugabe s ZANU-PF party. The Southern African nation has been on edge since Monday when Chiwenga, Commander of Zimbabwe Defence Forces, said he was prepared to  step in  to end a purge of supporters of a sacked vice president. The unprecedented statement represents an escalation of a rumbling political struggle over who will succeed Mugabe, who has been in power since the country gained independence from Britain in 1980. Mugabe chaired a weekly cabinet meeting in the capital on Tuesday. Afterwards, ZANU-PF said it stood by the  primacy of politics over the gun  and accused Chiwenga of  treasonable conduct... meant to incite insurrection.  Mugabe fired Vice President Emerson Mnangagwa last week. The veteran of the 1970s liberation war was popular with the military and had been seen as a likely successor to Mugabe. The army views his removal as part of a purge of independence-era figures to pave the way for Mugabe to hand power to his wife Grace Mugabe. A Reuters witness saw two armored vehicles parked beside the main road from Harare to Chinhoyi, about 20 km (14 miles) from the city. One, which was pointed in the direction of the capital, had come off its tracks. Witnesses said they saw four armored vehicles turn before reaching Harare and head towards the Presidential Guard compound in a suburb on the outskirts of Harare.  There were about four tanks and they turned right here, you can see markings on the road,  one witness on the Chinhoyi highway said, referring to the armored vehicles. He pointed to a road that links to the guard compound. The troop movements raise tension on a continent where for decades armies regularly overthrew civilian governments. Neither the president nor his wife responded in public to the general s remarks and state media did not publish Chiwenga s statement. The Herald newspaper posted some of the comments on its Twitter page but deleted them. The head of ZANU-PF s youth wing accused the army chief of subverting the constitution. Grace Mugabe has developed a strong following in the powerful youth wing.  Defending the revolution and our leader and president is an ideal we live for and if need be it is a principle we are prepared to die for,  Kudzai Chipanga, who leads the ZANU-PF Youth League, said at the party s headquarters in Harare. Grace Mugabe s rise has brought her into conflict with the independence-era war veterans, who once enjoyed a privileged role in the ruling party under Mugabe, but who have in recent years been banished from senior government and party roles. Decades ago, Zimbabwe had one of Africa s promising economies due in part to its agricultural exports. The country is currently struggling to pay for imports due to a dollar crunch, which is also sparking rampant inflation only 10 years after it suffered a financial implosion caused when the central bank began to print money. Martin Rupiya, an expert on Zimbabwe military affairs at the University of South Africa in Pretoria, said the army appeared to be putting the squeeze on Mugabe.  There s a rupture between the executive and the armed forces,  Rupiya said. Alex Magaisa, a British-based Zimbabwean academic said it was premature to talk about a coup.   A military coup is the nuclear option. A coup would be a very hard sell at home and in the international community. They will want to avoid that,  Magaisa said. worldnews
soldiers rare streets ruling party accuses zimbabwe army chief treasonharare reuters zimbabwe ruling party accused head armed forces treason tuesday troops took positions around capital escalation dispute president robert mugabe political succession just hours military chief general constantino chiwenga threatened intervene end purge ruling party reuters reporter saw six armored personnel carriers major thoroughfare outskirts capital aggressive soldiers directing traffic told passing cars keep moving darkness don try anything funny just go one soldier said rare drive the presence troops including movement least six armored personnel carriers barracks northwest rare sparked rumors coup mugabe although evidence suggest zimbabwe leader last years toppled the lead item bc state broadcaster evening news bulletin rally youth wing mugabe party the southern african nation edge since monday chiwenga commander zimbabwe defence forces said prepared step end purge supporters sacked vice president the unprecedented statement represents escalation rambling political struggle succeed mugabe power since country gained independence britain mugabe chaired weekly cabinet meeting capital tuesday afterwards said stood primacy politics gun accused chiwenga reasonable conduct meant incite insurrection mugabe fired vice president emerson mnangagwa last week the veteran liberation war popular military seen likely successor mugabe the army views removal part purge figures pave way mugabe hand power wife grace mugabe a reuters witness saw two armored vehicles parked beside main road rare chinhoyi km miles city one pointed direction capital come tracks witnesses said saw four armored vehicles turn reaching rare head towards presidential guard compound suburb outskirts rare there four tanks turned right see markings road one witness chinhoyi highway said referring armored vehicles he pointed road links guard compound the troop movements raise tension continent decades armies regularly overthrew civilian governments neither president wife responded public general remarks state media publish chiwenga statement the herald newspaper posted comments twitter page deleted the head youth wing accused army chief subverting constitution grace mugabe developed strong following powerful youth wing defending revolution leader president ideal live need principle prepared die kudzai chipanga leads youth league said party headquarters rare grace mugabe rise brought conflict war veterans enjoyed privileged role ruling party mugabe recent years banished senior government party roles decades ago zimbabwe one africa promising economies due part agricultural exports the country currently struggling pay imports due dollar crunch also sparking rampant inflation years suffered financial implosion caused central bank began print money martin rupiya expert zimbabwe military affairs university south africa pretoria said army appeared putting squeeze mugabe there rupture executive armed forces rupiya said alex magaisa zimbabwe academic said premature talk coup a military coup nuclear option a coup would hard sell home international community they want avoid magaisa said worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Soldiers on Harare streets as ruling party accuses Zimbabwe army chief of treasonHARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe s ruling party accused the head of the armed forces of treason on Tuesday as troops took up positions around the capital in an escalation of a dispute with 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe over political succession. Just 24 hours after military chief General Constantino Chiwenga threatened to intervene to end a purge in the ruling party, a Reuters reporter saw six armored personnel carriers on major thoroughfares on the outskirts of the capital. Aggressive soldiers directing traffic told passing cars to keep moving through the darkness.  Don t try anything funny. Just go,  one soldier said on Harare Drive. The presence of troops, including the movement of at least six armored personnel carriers from a barracks northwest of Harare, sparked rumors of coup against Mugabe, although there was no evidence to suggest Zimbabwe s leader of the last 37 years had been toppled. The lead item on the ZBC state broadcaster s evening news bulletin was an anti-military rally by the youth wing of Mugabe s ZANU-PF party. The Southern African nation has been on edge since Monday when Chiwenga, Commander of Zimbabwe Defence Forces, said he was prepared to  step in  to end a purge of supporters of a sacked vice president. The unprecedented statement represents an escalation of a rumbling political struggle over who will succeed Mugabe, who has been in power since the country gained independence from Britain in 1980. Mugabe chaired a weekly cabinet meeting in the capital on Tuesday. Afterwards, ZANU-PF said it stood by the  primacy of politics over the gun  and accused Chiwenga of  treasonable conduct... meant to incite insurrection.  Mugabe fired Vice President Emerson Mnangagwa last week. The veteran of the 1970s liberation war was popular with the military and had been seen as a likely successor to Mugabe. The army views his removal as part of a purge of independence-era figures to pave the way for Mugabe to hand power to his wife Grace Mugabe. A Reuters witness saw two armored vehicles parked beside the main road from Harare to Chinhoyi, about 20 km (14 miles) from the city. One, which was pointed in the direction of the capital, had come off its tracks. Witnesses said they saw four armored vehicles turn before reaching Harare and head towards the Presidential Guard compound in a suburb on the outskirts of Harare.  There were about four tanks and they turned right here, you can see markings on the road,  one witness on the Chinhoyi highway said, referring to the armored vehicles. He pointed to a road that links to the guard compound. The troop movements raise tension on a continent where for decades armies regularly overthrew civilian governments. Neither the president nor his wife responded in public to the general s remarks and state media did not publish Chiwenga s statement. The Herald newspaper posted some of the comments on its Twitter page but deleted them. The head of ZANU-PF s youth wing accused the army chief of subverting the constitution. Grace Mugabe has developed a strong following in the powerful youth wing.  Defending the revolution and our leader and president is an ideal we live for and if need be it is a principle we are prepared to die for,  Kudzai Chipanga, who leads the ZANU-PF Youth League, said at the party s headquarters in Harare. Grace Mugabe s rise has brought her into conflict with the independence-era war veterans, who once enjoyed a privileged role in the ruling party under Mugabe, but who have in recent years been banished from senior government and party roles. Decades ago, Zimbabwe had one of Africa s promising economies due in part to its agricultural exports. The country is currently struggling to pay for imports due to a dollar crunch, which is also sparking rampant inflation only 10 years after it suffered a financial implosion caused when the central bank began to print money. Martin Rupiya, an expert on Zimbabwe military affairs at the University of South Africa in Pretoria, said the army appeared to be putting the squeeze on Mugabe.  There s a rupture between the executive and the armed forces,  Rupiya said. Alex Magaisa, a British-based Zimbabwean academic said it was premature to talk about a coup.   A military coup is the nuclear option. A coup would be a very hard sell at home and in the international community. They will want to avoid that,  Magaisa said. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: soldiers rare streets ruling party accuses zimbabwe army chief treasonharare reuters zimbabwe ruling party accused head armed forces treason tuesday troops took positions around capital escalation dispute president robert mugabe political succession just hours military chief general constantino chiwenga threatened intervene end purge ruling party reuters reporter saw six armored personnel carriers major thoroughfare outskirts capital aggressive soldiers directing traffic told passing cars keep moving darkness don try anything funny just go one soldier said rare drive the presence troops including movement least six armored personnel carriers barracks northwest rare sparked rumors coup mugabe although evidence suggest zimbabwe leader last years toppled the lead item bc state broadcaster evening news bulletin rally youth wing mugabe party the southern african nation edge since monday chiwenga commander zimbabwe defence forces said prepared step end purge supporters sacked vice president the unprecedented statement represents escalation rambling political struggle succeed mugabe power since country gained independence britain mugabe chaired weekly cabinet meeting capital tuesday afterwards said stood primacy politics gun accused chiwenga reasonable conduct meant incite insurrection mugabe fired vice president emerson mnangagwa last week the veteran liberation war popular military seen likely successor mugabe the army views removal part purge figures pave way mugabe hand power wife grace mugabe a reuters witness saw two armored vehicles parked beside main road rare chinhoyi km miles city one pointed direction capital come tracks witnesses said saw four armored vehicles turn reaching rare head towards presidential guard compound suburb outskirts rare there four tanks turned right see markings road one witness chinhoyi highway said referring armored vehicles he pointed road links guard compound the troop movements raise tension continent decades armies regularly overthrew civilian governments neither president wife responded public general remarks state media publish chiwenga statement the herald newspaper posted comments twitter page deleted the head youth wing accused army chief subverting constitution grace mugabe developed strong following powerful youth wing defending revolution leader president ideal live need principle prepared die kudzai chipanga leads youth league said party headquarters rare grace mugabe rise brought conflict war veterans enjoyed privileged role ruling party mugabe recent years banished senior government party roles decades ago zimbabwe one africa promising economies due part agricultural exports the country currently struggling pay imports due dollar crunch also sparking rampant inflation years suffered financial implosion caused central bank began print money martin rupiya expert zimbabwe military affairs university south africa pretoria said army appeared putting squeeze mugabe there rupture executive armed forces rupiya said alex magaisa zimbabwe academic said premature talk coup a military coup nuclear option a coup would hard sell home international community they want avoid magaisa said worldnews