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Gunmen kill seven in attack on Tanzanian police station

Gunmen killed seven people and seized weapons and ammunition in a raid on a police station in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam, police said on Monday.

The attack took place on Sunday night near Tanzania's main airport. "A group of unknown people shot dead four police officers and three civilians at the police station," Ernest Mangu, Tanzania's police chief, told journalists.

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