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More than 500 people killed in Tanzania election violence, inquiry finds

An inquiry in Tanzania revealed that 518 people were killed in violence following the October 2022 election. Commission chairman Mohamed Chande Othman noted that 197 deaths resulted from shotgun wounds, but the true toll may be higher. President Samia Suluhu Hassan defended security forces' actions, attributing the unrest to organized, financed efforts to destabilize the country.

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