Tanzania police order curfew in main city after election marred by violence

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Tanzanian police ordered a curfew in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday after violent protests marred an election that President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to win following the disqualification of the two leading opposition candidates.

Internet service was disrupted across the country, monitor group NetBlocks said, as videos of young protesters throwing rocks at security forces and a petrol station in flames circulated on social media.

Witnesses reported aggressive demonstrations in several neighbourhoods of Dar es Salaam, the country’s main city, including the burning of a local government office.

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