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Tanzania leader condemns killing of opposition figure doused in acid

Sep 10, 2024

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], September 10: Tanzania's Presdident Samia Suluhu Hassan has denounced the brutal killing of a senior member of the main opposition party Chadema, who was kidnapped, beaten and doused with acid.
On Friday, Mohamed Ali Kibao, 69, was forced off a bus by suspected security agents while travelling from the country's biggest city, Dar es Salaam, to his hometown Tanga. His body was found in Ununio, the waterfront district of Dar es Salaam, local media reported. The post-mortem found that Kibao had been "severely beaten and had acid poured on his face", party chairman Freeman Mbowe told the AFP news agency.
President Samia condemned the "brutal acts" and called for an investigation into the murder. "I have ordered the investigation agencies to bring me detailed information about this terrible incident and others like this as soon as possible," she said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune

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