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Tanzania was plunged into a widespread communications blackout Thursday, a day after elections descended into violent unrest with reports of numerous deaths and clashes between protesters and security forces.
Telecommunications and internet services were severed nationwide, and international calls were blocked, leaving the public largely isolated as tensions escalated.
An AFP correspondent witnessed a police station in Dar es Salaam engulfed in flames as crowds overturned vehicles and attacked polling sites.
Diplomatic sources cited “unconfirmed reports of 30 or more deaths” in multiple cities, though access restrictions have made verification nearly impossible.
A curfew remains in force in the capital, and law enforcement has largely suppressed local media updates.
Amnesty International’s Roland Ebole said the unrest is an eruption of long-standing frustrations:
“When opposition candidates are imprisoned or barred, and citizens face abductions with no accountability … people have been cornered for too long.”
Rights groups and international observers have warned that further escalation could be imminent as authorities keep strategic silence.
