Tanzania: Bukoba Police Use Tear Gas to Disperse Crowd

Bukoba — TENSIONS were high in Bukoba Municipality on Tuesday evening as riot police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd of motorcyclists who tried to defend their colleague from being arrested.

The incident occurred after two policemen on a motorcycle arrested a Boda Boda youth at Kengele tatu area near Rwabizi hotel in the centre of Bukoba town.

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