The Zimbabwe correspondent of Britain's Daily Telegraph has been arrested on charges of publishing false information. Peta Thornycroft, 57, was detained in Chimanimani, 480 kilometres (300 miles) south-east of the capital, Harare. She was questioned by police in Chimanimani for five hours and then detained overnight. Ms Thornycroft was born in the UK, but she is now a Zimbabwean citizen. The Daily Telegraph's foreign editor, Alec Russell, said the charges against her were without foundation. He said her arrest was "the latest cynical act by a regime intent on crushing anyone that dares to question them". It is unclear when she will be formally charged, and when she might be released from police custody. If convicted, she could face up to two years in prison.

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