FVZZ/Zimbabwe (Don’t fly here) There’s a coup happening, watch live on CNN.
FVZA/Harare is operating, but the usual coup-style stuff is going on – lots of soldiers at the airport, checkpoints on the way in, and journalists being denied entry on arriving flights.
The city has tanks on the streets. President under house arrest.
FVZA was renamed last week from Harare International Airport to Robert Mugabe International, this might be swiftly reversed.
Both UK and US embassies are advising people to shelter in place until the situation becomes clear.
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