Tanzanian officers have shot dead two people during an anti-government protest in Arusha, police say.Nine people were injured, including three police officers, the city's police chief Tobias Andengenye said.The unrest started after the chairman of opposition party Chadema, Freeman Mbowe, was detained, ahead of a rally against government corruption.Police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd of several thousand people, who demanded Mr Mbowe's release.
Mr Andengenye said 49 Chadema officials were also arrested in total in the northern city. (Though I have heard rumors that 10 people died in process)
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