360 arrested in Malawi

Police in Malawi say they have arrested three-hundred-and-sixty people suspected of involvement in armed robberies -- some of them foreigners.

Arms and amunitions were said to have been found during raids aimed at halting arecent upsurge in crime.

Meanwhile, the opposition and the government have been trading accusations as to who is responsible for the violence.

The opposition says government ministers have been interfering in police investigations.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service