Tanzania unrest deepens as opposition alleges fraud and protests enter third day

Tensions escalated in Tanzania on Friday as hundreds of demonstrators clashed with police in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, demanding that the electoral commission halt the release of results from Wednesday’s national vote. The unrest has prompted military deployment and an internet shutdown as protests spread nationwide.

The opposition has rejected the early results, particularly in semi-autonomous Zanzibar, where the…