Hundreds of people are feared dead after days of protests over Tanzania's disputed election, which incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared to have won with nearly 98% of the vote.

Police fired gunshots and tear gas as demonstrators took to the streets during Wednesday's vote, with some tearing down banners of the Manchester-educated leader and setting fire to government buildings.

Protesters are angry about the exclusion of her two biggest challengers from the contest and what they say is widespread repression.

Estimates of the number killed have so far varied wildly, with Tanzania's main opposition party claiming hundreds had been killed in the protests, while the UN said credible reports indicated at least 10 people had been killed in three cities.

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