Zimbabwe opposition supporter dies in ambush on way to election rally

Supporters of Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, at a rally on the outskirts of Harare on Sunday. Photograph: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP

A Zimbabwean man has died after he and other opposition party supporters were ambushed by suspected supporters of the country’s ruling party on their way to a campaign rally west of the capital, Harare, stoking fears of growing violence three weeks before elections.

Police confirmed the death and said two suspects had been arrested, as the country’s information ministry called for calm.