Wedding in Tanzania Marred by Killings

Tanzania

In the East African state of Tanzania, unidentified gunmen raided a wedding party at a village in the north of the country killing five people according to the country’s police.  About seven people were also injured in the incident that happened in Tarime district, in the Mara region, on Thursday night. According to Tarime police commander Constantine Massawe, the attackers were armed with machetes and firearms and killed five people at the wedding ceremony.

The police have launched an investigation into the incident to establish if it was part of the inter-clan fighting that has been going on in the region or otherwise. The Mara region is prone to clan fighting and other forms of violence, sparked by disputes over land and livestock ownership.

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