'Intended killings': Tanzania's election violence ensnared unsuspecting victims

The officers ordered men who had taken shelter in a nearby cafe to lie on the ground and then shot at them, three witnesses told Reuters. By the time shooting subsided, more than a dozen lay dead, the.....

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A recent Reuters investigation details a massacre in Mjimwema, Tanzania, where police opened fire on civilians on October 31, resulting in at least 13 deaths. This incident is one of many unreported cases of violence during the October 29 elections across Tanzania, raising concerns about human rights and political stability.

At least 13 people were killed in Mjimwema, Mwanza, when police officers opened fire on unsuspecting residents.
The U.N. human rights office estimates hundreds were killed nationwide, with some estimates pointing to thousands of potential victims.
The violence, which included the exclusion of opposition candidates and arrests of government critics, represents the worst political unrest in Tanzania's post-independence history.