Tanzania police arrest 37 over election-related chaos
Zanzibar's anti-riot police officers stand gaurd by a group of men sitting on the ground during an operation after the opposition called for protests in Stone Town, on October 29, 2020.
Lindi. Police in Lindi region have arrested 37 people for questioning in connection with chaos that erupted in Liwale District, south eastern Tanzania and Nachingwea in the southern part of the country on election Day.
Lindi Regional Police Commander Stanley Kulyamo told The Citizen on Friday that 13 were arrested in Liwale while 24 others were apprehended in Nachingwea district following riots that erupted on Wednesday this week.