Senior Tanzanian opposition party official abducted and seriously injured, party says


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  • Sunday, 20 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: Tanzania riot police officers walk during the protests to condemn a series of kidnappings and murders in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, September 23, 2024. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman/File Photo

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Unidentified people abducted, beat and seriously injured a senior Tanzanian opposition party official before dumping her in a forest, her party said on Sunday, a month after a similar abduction and murder of another of its party leaders.

The reported cases may taint the reformist image of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who has been praised for easing repression since succeeding John Magufuli, who died in office three years ago.

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