Revealed: Why terror groups target 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

What you need to know:

  • 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.