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About 700 killed in Tanzania election protests, opposition says


Demonstrators took to streets after president’s main challengers were excluded from ballot

About 700 people have been killed during three days of election protests in Tanzania, the main opposition party has said.

Protests erupted on election day on Wednesday over what demonstrators said was the stifling of the opposition after the exclusion of key candidates from the presidential ballot.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/31/tanzania-election-protests-opposition

Author : Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi

Publish date : 2025-10-31 14:51:00

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