Powerful Zimbabwean political figure dies in suspicious fire

Solomon Mujuru, a hero of Zimbabwe's fight for independence and a man widely tipped to one day succeed strong-man Robert Mugabe, has died in a house fire that many find suspicious.

The BBC, quoting Zimbabwe analyst Knox Chitiyo:

There's definitely going to be a lot of speculation about this, for two reasons: One is [that] his predecessor died in a car crash and also because of what's going on right now in Zimbabwean politics - the issues around the succession, the possible elections, possibly next year.

Photo: Solomon Mujuru as a young army commander