Riot police disperse demonstrators during violent protests in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Wednesday, after the two leading opposition candidates were disqualified from the presidential election. Onsase Ochando/Reuters Reuters —

Police in Tanzania fired tear gas and gunshots on Thursday to disperse groups of protesters who returned to the streets a day after a general election marred by violent demonstrations, witnesses said.

Protests broke out in commercial capital Dar es Salaam and other cities during the vote on Wednesday over the exclusion of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s two biggest challengers from the presidential race, as well as what demonstrators say is increasing government repression .

Police ordered an overnight curfew in Dar es Salaam, a city of more than seven

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