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Darkness in Dar: Suluhu's location unknown as election violence rocks Tanzania

Tanzanian police officers detain a man accused of attempting to taint the voting process at a polling station in Stone Town on October 29, 2025. [AFP]

Violence continued for a second day in major cities as Tanzania remained under total lockdown and a communication blackout. Police shot and killed two people at Namanga township on Thursday afternoon.

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