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Police shoot gunman near French Embassy in Tanzanian

Dar es Salaam gunman

The unidentified gunman who was killed by police officers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on August 25, 2021 while on a shooting spree along the Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road. PHOTO | THE CITIZEN | NMG

By  BEATRICE MATERU

An unidentified attacker who was on a shooting rampage in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, has been killed by city police.

The man was seen scouting Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road near Selanda Bridge at around noon while wielding two guns.

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