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President Samia Suluhu Hassan is widely expected to win a second term, especially with the main opponents jailed or barred from running. DW has the latest.
First reports of violent protests in Dar es Salam
French news agency AFP is reporting protests on the streets of Tanzania’s largest city, Dar es Salam, saying one of its journalists saw a police station set on fire in the city.
Police fired tear gas but were pushed back by “hundreds” of protesters hurling stones and other projectiles at them, the correspondent reported, saying the protesters were singing “We want our country back.”
The police station was located on Nelson Mandela Road, the main road from the city’s port.
There was a heavy security presence deployed around the city on Wednesday, with tanks and other vehicles at key intersections and junctions.
Source: dw.com