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Tanzanian court rules opposition leader's terrorism trial can proceed

The leader of Tanzania's main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, is escorted as he arrives at a court, where he is facing terrorism-related charges, in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. [Reuters]

The leader of Tanzania's main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, has a case to answer on charges of plotting acts of terrorism against government officials, a court said on Friday, prolonging a trial that some see as political.

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