ZANU-PF youth militia invade MDC rally site

HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) - Youth militias from Zimbabwe's ruling party attacked people at the site of a campaign rally in Zimbabwe's capital just days ahead of the presidential runoff election, according to an opposition official and a journalist on the scene.

A judge in Zimbabwe's High Court cleared the way Saturday for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) rally with an order that banned national police from interfering. Police had banned the rally earlier in this week, citing security concerns.

A journalist on the scene said he saw hundreds of "rowdy youths dressed in ZANU-PF regalia have occupied the venue of the rally."

The MDC issued a statement Sunday saying "Thousands of ZANU PF youth militia armed with iron bars, sticks and other weapons have attacked journalists and forced election observer teams to flee from the venue." The MDC said two of its supporters were seriously injured and taken to a hospital.