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DARK SECRETS: About 700 killed in tanzania election protests opposition says | Rare Historical Photos

Tanzanian riot police officers walk past a vandalised campaign poster of President Samia Suluhu Hassan
Tanzanian riot police officers walk past a vandalised campaign poster of President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

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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