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English/Nat Two more white farmers have been wounded and are in hospital following the overnight death of farmer David Stevens. David Stevens was abducted and killed on Saturday by black war veterans in the Macheke district, 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of Harare. Of five farmers who went to help Stevens, two are still missing. Three are being treated in hospital after being badly beaten. The two farmers spoke to A-P-T-N about the attack and their injuries. They said they were beaten with iron bars and rocks until they were unconscious. Jan Perreira, the wife of another farmer, is looking after the children of the wounded farmers while they recover in hospital. She told A-P-T-N that the police in Zimbabwe do not want to know about the wounded farmers or help look for the those abducted. Meanwhile, white farmers in Zimbabwe held an emergency meeting on Sunday to plan their reactions to the wave of violence that led to the overnight death of farmer David Stevens. A large group of white farmers has now left the region after the Commercial Farmers Union (C-F-U) told them to get out for their own safety. The farmers say the police are not doing anything to help them, so they need to protect themselves. At the meeting, C-F-U President Kim Henwood appealed to people to remain calm. The death of Stevens - who was the first farmer killed since the farm occupations began in February - marks a sharp escalation of a the crisis that has driven this former British colony in southern Africa to the brink of anarchy. SOUNDBITE: (English) "They beat us with iron bars and with rocks, we both ended up unconscious for a while and woke up sometime in the night. Unfortunately we didn't have any watches, because they had removed our watches, wedding rings." SUPER CAPTION: Garry Luke, Injured Farmer SOUNDBITE: (English) "We have been through things before. We went through the war. We went through...every time their is an election, this seems to be a problem." SUPER CAPTION: Steve Krynauw, injured farmer SOUNDBITE: (English) "The vehicles are parked outside your police station. (Pause while she listens to policeman on phone)..How can you say negative when we have got confirmation of this. (Pause)...I must come there personally? It's not safe for me to come there personally...(speaking to reporter)...He's put the phone down on me. We have no police force in this country." SUPER CAPTION: Jan Perreira, Wife of farmer SOUNDBITE: (English) "There is total anarchy here and we need help, we need help because this is now out of hand." SUPER CAPTION: Jan Perreira, Wife of farmer SOUNDBITE: (English) "Well you are already aware that a number of farmers have decided to vacate their properties and head for the safety of both Marondera city and Harare city. Obviously they are feeling concerned to do that." SUPER CAPTION: Richard Amyot, Deputy director of Commercial Farmers Union SOUNDBITE: (English) "It just hurts me most sincerely that somebody had to be lost and four people had to go through extreme terror, including all the families here who have also had to undergo extreme terror in the last 24 hours." SUPER CAPTION: Kim Henwood President of C-F-U SOUNDBITE: (English) "This time it is essential that everybody remains calm. We understand that people are feeling very emotional." SUPER CAPTION: Kim Henwood President of C-F-U You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/77d237cfae9b998caade8db143361c97 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork