Zim radio station blown up

Early Thursday morning a bomb blast ripped through the offices of Voice of the People (VOP), one of Zimbabwe's only two independent radio stations. VOP is situated in a residential area of Harare. To avoid falling under Zimbabwe's oppressive media legislation, VOP would send their sound files to the Netherlands to be broadcast back into Zimbabwe on short wave. The explosion tore off the building's roof and destroyed all the radio station's equipment. No one was at the offices except for a security guard, who was unharmed.