Perence Shiri
His condition is said to be critical and he has reportedly been airlifted to South Africa for an emergency operation after he was shot in the stomach.
Observers question the claims and say government was trying to declare a state of emergency by fabricating evidence.
The State media on Monday repeated claims that MDC was training and arming bandits with the help of Botswana.
MDC secretary general told a news conference in Harare Monday that Zanu-PF had extracted false confessions under duress from MDC activists who have been abdcuted to qualify its claims of MDC banditry.
"Zanu-PF is back again framing a matrix of treason," Biti said."These works of fiction are Zanu-PF's default setting. They want to justify declaring a state of emergency, that the country faces a security threat."
The Mugabe regime has complained about the threat of military invasion and the opposition is saying it is convinced Mugabe was on the verge of suspending the Constitution and ruling by decree.
That means Mugabe will trash the talks and run the country alone, with the Bill of Rights suspended and emergency measures in place.
The street protests by soldiers and now the shooting of a top army general is too much of a coincidence, said one observe
Details remain sketchy, and the actual motive is unclear.
Government has confirmed the incident.
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