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Revealed: Why terror groups target Arusha

Wednesday July 9 2014

A victim of Monday’s bomb attack in Arusha

A victim of Monday’s bomb attack in Arusha recovers in hospital yesterday after having a leg amputated.  Eight people were wounded in the blast.  PHOTO | AFP 

In Summary

  • It all started on May 5, last year, when a church congregation was bombed. Three worshippers died on the spot and scores were injured, some critically
  • Tanzania’s top crime buster says Arusha and Zanzibar are the main targets of attacks because the two towns are the favourite destinations of thousands of Western tourists visting the country.
By Zephania Ubwani,The Citizen Reporter