Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, 90, fell down steps from a podium
after speaking to supporters upon his return from Ethiopia, say
witnesses.
According to AP,Mugabe appeared to miss a step and toppled when he left the raised lectern at the airport Wednesday afternoon, according to several witnesses, who insisted on anonymity because of security concerns.
His aides quickly helped him up and escorted him to his limousine which sped away, they said.
According to AP,Mugabe appeared to miss a step and toppled when he left the raised lectern at the airport Wednesday afternoon, according to several witnesses, who insisted on anonymity because of security concerns.
His aides quickly helped him up and escorted him to his limousine which sped away, they said.
"He addressed supporters who welcomed him ... He missed a step as he walked down from the podium and immediately fell down," said a witness.
People are still talking about that awkward moment 90-year-old president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe fell in public.
And now, 27 of Mugabe’s security guards who were present during the
incident are bearing the brunt of the backlash. They have all been
suspended, Times Live reports.
Sources state that in the aftermath of Muagbe’s fall, a thorough investigation was conducted.
“There are many departments that are being investigated, from Air
Zimbabwe, the advance team and the security. I doubt if some of them
will come back,” said the official close to the developments. The issue
here is simple. The security team was caught napping,” said an unnamed
informant.
Some press photographers who captured the fall said they were forced to delete their pictures by security personnel...
A picture of Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe falling on red carpet at Harare International Airport has become an internet meme.
After photographers were allegedly "asked to delete images" of the fall, the 90-year-old president began appearing in a series of funny situations online under the hashtag "Mugabe Falls".
Others show the ageing leader as an Olympic runner and with his hand on the infamous bottom of Kim Kardashian.
Zimbabwe's Government tried to deny the President had tripped at all, saying Mugabe "managed to break the fall".
"The President tripped over a hump on the carpet on one of the steps of the dais as he was stepping down from the platform but he remarkably managed to break the fall on his own,' Moyo told the state-owned Herald newspaper.
