Video footage from White City Stadium appears to show an explosion happening close to Mr Mnangagwa as he was leaving the stage having addressed supporters.He was not hurt, his spokesman said. But senior officials are among those injured, Zimbabwe media say.
President Mnangagwa came into power last November, ousting his former mentor Robert Mugabe.The president was in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second city, to campaign for his Zanu-PF party ahead of nationwide elections taking place on 30 July.The elections are the first in Zimbabwe since Mr Mugabe was ousted after 37 years in power.
Presidential spokesman George Charamba issued a statement recalling: "There have been multiple attempts on the president's life over the past five years."The Zimbabwe Herald newspaper reported that Vice-President Kembo Mohadi had suffered leg injuries in the bomb blast, but there is no confirmation.The paper described the explosion as an assassination attempt.
Other senior officials are also said to have been injured, as well as some of their bodyguards.
Facts About President Mnangagwa
- Known as "the crocodile" because of his political shrewdness - his Zanu-PF faction is "Lacoste"
- Received military training in China and Egypt
- Tortured by Rhodesian forces after his "crocodile gang" staged attacks
- Helped direct Zimbabwe's war of independence in the 1960s and 1970s
- Became the country's spymaster during the 1980s civil conflict, in which thousands of civilians were killed, but has denied any role in the massacres, blaming the army
- Accused of masterminding attacks on opposition supporters after 2008 election
- Says he will deliver jobs, and seen as open to economic reforms
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