Five villagers have been arrested in connection with the Monday night torching of a police station in Kilimanjaro Region, Inspector General of Police Said Mwema said yesterday.
Mr Mwema was reacting to an incident in which a group of nearly 300 villagers invaded of Hedaru Police Station in an attempt to seize suspects and mete out "mob justice" to them.
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