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Tanzania is seeking to arrest senior opposition figures it blames for deadly protests that swept the country during last week’s presidential and parliamentary elections.
The main opposition party, CHADEMA, and some human rights activists say security forces killed more than 1,000 people. The government has called those numbers exaggerated without offering its own death toll.
Police today listed 10 people who are wanted in connection with their investigation of the unrest, a day after prosecutors charged 145 people with treason. The electoral commission declared incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan the winner with nearly 98% of the vote. She was sworn in on Monday. END