"Gunfire echoed through and then abruptly, the country went silent. Rumors of mass killings by security forces in Tanzania spread fast, but as the internet went dark and bodies disappeared from the streets, the true scale of the violence slipped out of reach. Months later, there is still no official death toll. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has meanwhile firmly rejected allegations of state-led violence and insists that security forces were responding to looting and an attempted coup."
"A DW investigation into two major incidents in Mwanza region found evidence of atrocities. Eyewitness and survivor accounts, leaked police files, ballistics reports and geolocation data indicate the use of lethal force. Survivors and eyewitnesses told DW that unarmed civilians were gunned down and soldiers later removed the bodies. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Protests, curfews and an internet blackout On October 29, eight protests took place in Dar es Salaam and quickly spread to Arusha, Dodoma and Mwanza, fueled by anger over alleged electoral fraud, opposition suppression and heavyhanded policing."
Gunfire broke out across Tanzania during post-election unrest, followed by an abrupt silence, internet shutdown, and a government-imposed curfew. Rumors of mass killings by security forces circulated as bodies reportedly disappeared from the streets and no official death toll was released. The president denied state-led killings, saying security forces were responding to looting and an attempted coup. Evidence from Mwanza—including eyewitness and survivor testimony, leaked police files, ballistics reports and geolocation data—indicates lethal force and the removal of bodies. UN experts estimate at least 700 killed and opposition figures claim up to 2,000; many victims in Mwanza appear not to have been protesters.
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