Gunfire cracked through the streets, tear gas clouded the air, and burning vehicles lit up Tanzanian streets at night. What began as a protest over a disputed election has exploded into one of the deadliest demonstrations in the African country’s recent history. The nationwide eruption of anger over repression and alleged election fraud continued for the third day today with no endgame in sight.
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For three days, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s bustling commercial capital of more than seven million people, has been engulfed in chaos. According to the main opposition party Chadema, around 700 people have been killed since demonstrations erupted on Wednesday following chaotic polls that barred President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s two strongest challengers from the ballot.
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