Zanzibar opposition says 3 shot dead by police in poll clashes
A truck transporting Tanzanian Army personnel is seen in Darajabovu, Zanzibar, on October 27, 2020 near the Mtupepo polling station. Marco Longari | AFP
Semi-autonomous Zanzibar's main opposition party said Tuesday three people had been killed by police on the archipelago's island of Pemba, as clashes erupted ahead of Tanzania's elections.
Police fired teargas and live rounds, and brutally beat a young man in the opposition stronghold of Garagara, an AFP reporter saw, as security forces began voting a day before presidential and parliamentary elections.
