# Top Zambian opposition figures arrested days after presidential vote

https://mins.news/en/item/23949

- BBC News, 2026-08-17 07:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0nj3ln8r5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Zambia’s government says security forces seized weapons and arrested 11 people, including senior opposition figures, over an alleged armed-insurrection plot. Presidential candidate Brian Mundubile called a raid in Lusaka an attempt on his life. Vote counting continues, with Mundubile trailing incumbent Hakainde Hichilema.

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