Tanzanian police on Wednesday declared an evening curfew amid growing unrest on the backdrop of the country’s election.
The curfew starts at 06:00 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s biggest city and commercial capital, the country’s national broadcaster TBC reported.
“Following the unrest which started this morning, the police alert the public in Dar es Salaam that everyone should be at home from six in the evening,” police chief Camillus Wambura said on TBC. Wambura also said military and police officers would be patrolling the city.
