Ex-Leader Says Son Was Assassinated

Zambia’s founding president and current opposition leader Kenneth D. Kaunda said he believes his son and political heir was killed by people in authority who wanted to get rid of a potential rival. Wezi Kaunda, 47, died in a hospital Thursday, a day after unknown assailants forced him out of his car outside his Lusaka home and shot him several times. “Those in government and those who opposed my leadership within [the opposition United National Independence Party]--the rebels in other words--I hold these responsible for the death of my son,” Kaunda told the British Broadcasting Corp. Police believe that robbery was a motive in the attack.