Tanzanian rights groups condemned on Friday widespread reports of “reprisal killings” of civilians, some in their own homes, in post-election violence that the opposition say killed hundreds.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the October 29 poll with 98 percent of the vote, according to the electoral commission, but the opposition, which was barred from participating, has branded the election a “sham”.

Violent protests broke out across the east African country on election day, with sources indicating hundreds — if not thousands — may have been killed, even as a six-day internet shutdown throttled the release of verified information.

In a joint statement with six other NGOs on Friday, the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) said there was “excessive use of force against unarmed demonstr

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